The security measures include prohibiting covering heads with hood by boda-boda riders when driving as well as introducing numbered helmets for riders for easy identification. The helmets numbers should be shinning so that they can even be seen at night, Museveni said at the burial of slain Arua Municipality MP, Rt Col Ibrahim Abiriga in Rhino Camp, Arua District.
While RDC of Arua, Abiriga held several security meetings with his counterparts in Aru in the DRC and mended relationships through the return of stolen vehicles that were found in Ugandan territory. Similarly, a number of Ugandan vehicles sneaked into DRC were recovered and returned during his reign.
The precincts of parliament are now covered with anti-riot police armed with tear gas, batons and guns. Both the main gate at Parliament Avenue and the gate at National Theater are heavily guarded.
Arua District Resident District Commissioner Peter Debele, currently stationed at Abirigas Arua townhome, told Uganda Radio Network that the screening is aimed at weeding out rowdy youth who are likely to trigger chaos during the burial.
Maj Telesphor Turyamumanya, the UPDF 4th Division spokesperson says the pending recruitment is aimed at complementing the efforts of the army and Anti-Stock Theft Unit ASTU along the border lines.
There is no clear boundary between Uganda and Congo in the Lake which overlaps the border between the two countries. The absence of boundary is believed to be the trigger for fights and abductions between Ugandan Fishermen and DRC authorities who have repeatedly accused Ugandans of fishing in their territory.
