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Speaker’s presence in Uganda politically sensitive

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    Regional analysts told IRIN that the presence of the former speaker in Uganda is likely to affect the already frosty relationship between Kampala and Kigali, after their troops clashed in the DRC town of Kisangani last year. Sebarenzi was influential among genocide survivors’ groups, which have been calling for more representation in the government and the economy. Sources in the Rwandan government told IRIN that Sebarenzi had been trying to get assistance for his political activities.

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