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Army officers banned from commenting on Rwandan army

    NAIROBI

    Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officers have been banned from commenting on Rwanda and the Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA), the ‘New Vision’ reported on Friday, quoting Ugandan army spokesman Phineas Katirima. “Officers who made comments before last Thursday are pardoned, but any officer who contravenes this order will be arrested and prosecuted,” the paper quoted Katirima as saying. “For any of you to continue to comment on the Kisangani situation in particular, and the RPA/Rwanda in general, might seriously undermine efforts in bringing things back to normal,” he added.

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