Ugandan police inspector general visits S. Sudan capital
June 9, 2009 (JUBA) – Aiming to head off crime and insecurity in the border region, the Ugandan Inspector General of Police today visited the President of the Government of Southern Sudan in Juba.
At his office in the southern capital, President Salva Kiir Mayardit welcomed a delegation from Uganda comprised of senior police officers, according to an official source.
Major General Kale Kayihura, leading the Ugandan delegation, discussed areas of cooperation in fighting crimes and ensuring safety and security between southern Sudan and Uganda.
According Kayihura’s press statement made shortly after the meeting, the visit was designed to follow up on implementation of the security agreement between Uganda and Southern Sudan to keep movement of traders between Juba and Kampala safe, and to eradicate criminal activities of abducting and looting people’s properties on the roads.
Reportedly, the consulate of Uganda in Southern Sudan and the GOSS Mission in Uganda will work to develop mechanisms for jointly combating crime.
The other GOSS officials attending the meeting were the newly elevated Minister of Interior, Gier Chuang Aluong, Inspector General of Police Lt. Gen. Makuei Deng, and Lt. Colonel Majier Abdalla.
Also in attendance was the Ugandan Consul-General to Juba and other Ugandan officials.
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Ugandan police inspector general visits S. Sudan capital
good start from the newly appointed minister if he can hold .
Uganda is one of the country whose people are filling the custom market without any legal legibility. therefore, the step is to reduce the rendom movement by these numberless crowd. i hope southern sudan police will work in collabaration with new minister to reduce the growing insecurity in the south . i hope they can if they will follow what the new minister says . that new minister is a hard working minister and very creative . i hope the police with other security forces will be happy if at all they need motivation