Uganda doesn’t need UN’s help for DRC mission- Oryem

By Ritah Kemigisa

The Ugandan government has hit back at the United Nations which has revealed that they will not support the UPDF operations in DRC.

The UN Stabilisation Mission in DR Congo (MONUSCO) spokesperson Mathias Gillman on Wednesday said their mandate limits them from supporting the coalition’s force in DR Congo.

In an Interview with NTV this morning, the minister for foreign affairs in charge of international relations Okello Oryem said Uganda “does not need the help of the UN” which he says they consider as a “useless group” that has allegedly preserved terrorism in Congolese soil.

“We have no good words for them, they have been there for long but what have they done? As far as we are concerned, we do not want their military assistance, even if they offer us a cup of tea, we do not need it,” said Mr Oryem.

According to Oryem, the UPDF has the capacity to carry out the mission in DR Congo without any ones help.

Oryem meanwhile it’s high time the UN mission in Congo is wrapped arguing that it is a joke adding that as Uganda they have a right as members of the Security Council to enter the territories of DR Congo even if there is the MONUSCO presence.

Written by Noelyn Nassuuna