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Pilots ferrying supplies to DRC reportedly on strike

    NAIROBI
    Three expatriate crew of a Uganda Air Cargo (UAC) C-130 plane, a subsidiary of the defence ministry, have been on strike for almost a month over unpaid allowances, the semi-official 'New Vision' newspaper reported on Monday. The plane had been airlifting Ugandan troops and military supplies to eastern DRC. However State Minister for Defence Steven Kavuma, while admitting that his ministry was "indebted to the parastatal", denied the crew was on strike. "We are making arrangements to clear the arrears. We had problems adjusting our budget when the new financial year opened," the 'New Vision' quoted him as saying.

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