Defense Ministry Seeks More Funds To Hunt LRA Rebels
May 10 2010
The Ugandan Defense Ministry has asked Parliament for additional funding to pay for operations against Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) militants hiding in the Democratic Republic of Congo, reports the New Vision (Kampala).
Defense Minister Crispus Kiyonga told lawmakers that the equivalent of US$11.7 million is needed for uniforms, medicine, food and transport.
The proposed defense budget is US$213 million for the next fiscal year.
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