By GAITANO PESSAMore by this AuthorKenya has freed two Ugandan soldiers who were detained at Busia Police Station for breaching security protocol at the border by crossing into the country illegally. The release of the two soldiers attached to Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) follows hours of closed-door bilateral meeting between security officers from the two countries at the police station. Busia County Commissioner Jacob Narengo and Uganda Resident District Commissioner Hussein Matanda who received the officers on behalf of Ugandan government led the talks that hastened their release. “This is a crime committed by individual officers and not aggression from Ugandan government. Mr Matanda did not rule out an extortion mission gone wrong and admitted the existence of fish cartels.

Source: Daily Nation September 23, 2018 15:23 UTC