African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has donated vehicles on behalf of the African Union to the Transitional Federal Government as part of its ongoing mission to stabilise Somalia.AMISOM Commander, Major General Nathan Mugisha, on Sunday handed over two Land Rovers, one Toyota Pick-up and three Yamaha motorcycles to TFG Prime Minister, Dr Abdiweli Mohamed Ali at Mogadishu Airport . The vehicles will be used by Somalia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry and Range to assist with disease control and food security programmes.In a hand over ceremony held in Mogadishu Airport, Maj. Gen. Mugisha said that the vehicles were donated by the African Union to the Transitional Federal Government saying that their contribution will help the TFG reach out to farmers and provide extension services at such a critical time.AMISOM says the donation is in line with its mandate in Somalia that seeks to enhance the capacity of TFG to deliver services to its people.Civil Military Cooperation Officer, Lt. Col. Katwekyeire Kamurari, said the supplies will go a long way in helping the Ministry of Agriculture to reach out to farmers at such critical time.After the handover ceremony, the Prime Minister visited AMISOM Field Hospital to meet Somali patients being treated by AMISOM doctors.
