Rival radio stations trade accusations

According to the semi-official Ugandan ‘New Vision’ on Monday, Ondekane and Ugandan military commander in DRC, Brigadier James Kazini, traded accusations of “abusing” their respective radio stations for their own gains. In a letter to Ondekane, Kazini warned the rebel commander to “stop provoking” the Ugandans. ‘New Vision’ said the Radio Television Nationale Congolaise (RTNC) in Kisangani, now under Ondekane and Rwandan control, had accused the Ugandan army and Kazini of “smuggling, promoting ethnic hatred and splitting the RCD”. Kazini told Ondekane if he persisted in his “provocations”, he would “attack and arrest” him “any time”. Ondekane, for his part, accused Kazini of using Radio Liberty based at the Ugandan army’s headquarters in Kisangani, of “creating divisions among the people”. Ondekane described Radio Liberty as a “system of aggression against the Congolese” and “machinery to promote Wamba dia Wamba”.