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Kony Has Rusty Guns - Museveni

New Vision (Kampala)
NEWS
March 23, 2004
Posted to the web March 23, 2004

By Ali Mao
Kampala
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has said LRA rebel leader Joseph Kony and his group
are using old and rusty guns to attack the UPDF because the Khartoum government
had stopped supplying them with arms.
"I am very confident that Kony no longer has strength because he is now using
old guns like mortors which his rebels fire at a 45 degree angle thus cannot
target and hit the UPDF positions. We have now diminished and reduced his
strength," Museveni said.
Addressing youths at Lira Hotel yesterday, Museveni said the LRA had run out of
arms. He dismissed reports that the rebels had sophisticated guns.
Lightening makes noise before it strikes and after striking it kills only one
or two people. So the question of LRA having big guns should not worry the
Amukas because those big guns make noise. They are not effective than the small
ones, Museveni said.
He said there was a plan to equipped and arm the auxiliary force with Light
machine guns and multiple grenade launchers.
Amuka militias only lack confidence and knowledge, he said adding that they
will be sensitised and trained on how how to operate guns and motors.
The meeting was attended by LCs.

   

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