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Amidst the ongoing protests in Kenya over the finance bill, Uganda was a mention in Nakuru few days ago as a Uganda Police Fire Truck was caught in the mess while being transported back to Uganda.
Those that shared the video had claimed that the Uganda police is involved in helping the Kenyan police in quelling the protesters who today overpowered police, entered the parliamentary buildings and Kenya police was forced to use live bullets killing several on spot.
Uganda Police Spokesperson Afande Fred Enanga has made clarifications about the said police truck seen in Kenya and the circumstances leading to it’s going to the neighboring country.
We Publish the statement Verbatim as Seen Below;
We would like to refute the false and malicious propaganda, surrounding the video footages of its driver who was captured amidst protesters in Nakuru, while transporting, a Ugandan Police Fire truck, under registration number UP9596, from Kenya to Uganda, on the 21.06.2024. The propagandists and their co-conspirators falsified their stories, claiming the Uganda Police, was involved in the recent protests in Kenya, which was false and misleading.
The facts gathered indicate that the fire truck that, belongs to Masaka CPS Fire and Rescue Department, developed mechanical problem in April 2024, and it was transported to Nairobi-Kenya, by Isuzu Uganda, for further mechanical repair. On the 21.06.2024, as the fire was being driven back to Uganda, it’s driver came across several protesters in Nakuru who recorded it during transit. The fire truck driver eventually proceeded and entered Uganda on the 21.06. 2024 and was captured on CCTV at Busitema, at 11:49:25am, enroute to Masaka via Kampala.
Therefore, the accusations that the Uganda Police deployed a fire fighting truck, in the recent spate of protests in Kenya are false and misleading. Our counterparts the Kenyan Police, know that we have nothing to do with the protests. We continue to respect the sovereignty of the Republic of Kenya and it’s decisions. Mutual respect and understanding continues to be the basis of our cooperation with the Kenyan Police.
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