{UAH} Allan: President Museveni finally reveals Uganda's participation in South Sudan's liberation war

Allan,

" However, media reports this week indicated that in the meeting, Mr Museveni rebuked the manner in which South Sudan's affairs have been handled by its leadership, stressing that the country seceded from Sudan with collective support from the East African region.

According to media reports, a source that spoke on condition of anonymity quoted the president as saying: "Meles Zinawi (late Ethiopian prime minister) , Isaias Afwerki (Eritrean president and myself, fought and shed blood in Sudan and compelled Bashir on the table to accept self-determination and independence for the people of South Sudan and now there this claim that the Dinkas liberated South Sudan. Were we also Dinkas. What about 98.9 per cent voters in the referendum who endorsed your independence and those Americans and Europeans who supported you? Were they all Dinkas?" he asked.

And then this:

"All of us, our people have contributed in the liberation of our country in our own different ways," Mr Museveni is reported to have said in the meeting

http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Museveni-meets-S-Sudan-First-vice-president/688334-3886814-njqj8x/index.html

Peter Simon