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Somalia: Ugandan troops to stay in Somalia- Lt Gen Katumba Wamala Tue. August 05, 2008 09:56 am.- By Bonny Apunyu. - (SomaliNet) Uganda’s Commander of the Land Forces Lt Gen Katumba Wamala says the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) will stay in Somalia as long as they are requested to do so by the African Union and the United Nations. Wamala’s comment follows growing pressure for the United Nations to take over peace keeping in Somalia from the African Union mission. The Commissioner for Peace and Security in the African Union, Ambassador Ramtane Lamamra recently, released a statement saying the African Union mission to Somalia is increasingly unable to fulfill its mandate because of its poor strength, in addition to little funding and logistical support. Uganda’s Lt Gen Wamala says the UPDF Forces will remain in Somalia undertaking the African Union peace keeping mandate until asked to step aside by the AU or the UN. Uganda has contributed 1,800 of the 2,600 African Union peace keeping troops in Somalia, with Burindi providing 800 troops. However, the 2,600 peace keeping troops are too short of the 8,000 troops the AU mission needed for the Somalia peace keeping mission. Many of the countries who promised to send troops as part of the African Union peace keeping mission- AMISON are yet top do so.- Somaliweyn News Category: Somalia Latest Headlines Latest News Somalia: Malaysia deploys 3 navy vessels to Gulf o... Zimbabawe: President Mugabe to form cabinet if MDC d... Somalia: Pirates demand 'ransom' for French boat Ethiopia unveils famed Axum Obelisk Thursday Ethiopia: More deaths confirmed after city bar ... China: 10 killed, 36 injured in bus accident <... China: Coal mine blasts kill 23 in China ... U.S: Rice leaves for milestone Libyan tour Nigeria: US journalist charged with spying in Niger ... Nigeria: Wreckage of 6-months missing plane found-au... More News...