Gen Kainerugaba in Somalia After Alshabaab Attack on UPDF Base

The Senior presidential adviser on special operations Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba is in Mogadishu, Somalia where he met the President of Somalia HE Hassan Mohamud.

“H.E. President @HassanSMohamud met with Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, President @KagutaMuseveni’s Senior Advisor for Special Operations, at Villa Somalia today,” a message posted on Somalia’s President tweeter handle noted.

The message added that Gen Kainerugaba conveyed President Museveni’s message to his Somalese counterpart.

“Gen. @mkainerugaba conveyed a message from President Yoweri Museveni on collaboration in the fight against terrorism. The President condemned the recent Bulomarer attack on Ugandan #ATMIS forces, expressed condolences to the families of the fallen heroes, and thanked the gov't and the people of Uganda for their unwavering commitment to Somalia’s security,” the message read further.

Gen Kainerugaba’s visit comes after the attack by Alshabaab terrorists on the UPDF base in Buulo Mareer where 54 soldiers were killed according to President Museveni.