According to Ayena, the camps became soft targets for LRA rebels who were looking for livelihood and weapons. After forcing people from their villages into concentrated camps were the LRA previously derived food and other necessity, the only gateway to such livelihood including food became attacking the military rings around the camps, Ayena said.
The businessmen from the areas of Joo, Tchomia, Muvaramu and Kasenyi in the Eastern part of the DRC crossed to Kampala through the lake Albert waters on Wednesday last week. They had planned to cross back to DR Congo on Saturday
According to Muhumuza, he was surprised by the questions and asked Kipoi why he was asking him such questions. Kipoi reportedly replied that M23 was comprised of Ugandans and Rwandese who would be difficult to deal with as they plot to overthrow government.