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Prime minister Amama Mbabazi has said despite weaknesses that have been cited in the International Criminal Court (ICC), Uganda still supports the idea of an international criminal justice system.
He said the system was meant to stop abuse of power in failed states.
Mbabazi was meeting the new French Ambassador-Designate to Uganda, Sophie Makame who paid him a courtesy call at his office last Thursday.
"If those who are entrusted with power have abused or failed to utilize it for the benefit of their people, that [support for a fair international criminal justice system] is still our line," he observed.
The premier said Uganda was among the champions for the creation of an international criminal justice system in 1998 because there were many failed states which needed to be redeemed, hence the Rome Statute.
The Statute established the ICC after being adopted at a diplomatic conference in Rome that year and entered into force in 2002.
But some players have accused the Hague-based ICC of targeting African leaders including Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy, William Ruto.
According to a release from his office, the PM defended the involvement of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) in Somalia, Liberia, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, among others.
"We are not there for territorial ambitions but for stability of the region so that people can have peace," Mbabazi said.
"Many people thought Uganda was a failed state but anyone who has doubts on our ability to maintain stability does not know enough."
On her part, the new French Ambassador-Designate hailed the excellent relations the two countries have maintained since 1986. She said her government would commit up to 80 million Euros (about Sh278bn) to support Uganda's vocationalisation of education programmes.
Makame said France was also willing to contribute to peace in the Great Lakes region, adding that it's the reason she had a presence in other countries including Cameroon.
She replaced Aline Kuster-Menager who was transferred to Benin as ambassador.
The French national received her first ambassadorial appointment in August and her first posting was Uganda. Prior to her new appointment, she was the advisor to the French Minister of Foreign Affairs
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