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The refugees fled their homes following renewed fighting between the M23 rebels and the Congolese government forces, which resulted into the recent capture of Ishasha border town by the rebels.

The Kanungu Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Mr Ambrose Amanyire Mwesigye, told Monitor yesterday that government is still mobilising adequate means of transport to facilitate the movement of armed 98 Congolese security officials and their family members from Kanungu District to Mpondwe border post in Kasese, where they will be received by the Congolese government officials for redeployment.

“A total of 201 out of 777 Congolese refugees currently accommodated at Matanda Refugee Transit Centre are set to be relocated to Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Isingiro District. The remaining 576 refugees will be relocated to the same area after thorough screening,” Mr Mwesigye said.

Mr Mwesigye said although the Uganda-DR Congo border at Ishasha has remained open, the district authorities are not encouraging the business community to engage in cross-border trade since there is no legitimate government in the M23 captured area in the DR Congo.

Although the M23 rebels spokesperson, Lt Col Willy Ngoma, appealed to the fleeing Congolese refugees to return to their respective homes, some of the refugees, who included Musa Maniragaba, Murekatete Uwera and Mary Uzamukunda, said they preferred to be relocated to the settlement camps in Uganda since they were not sure of their security back home.

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