Somalia administrators to be trained in Uganda

Somali public administrators are undergoing administrative training in Uganda, as the country hopes to emerge from decades long political and civil strife. The country is enjoying a semblance of peace and tranquillity and the election of a president recently are seen as encouraging signs that the country is emerging from its collapsed state.

Uganda's Makerere University Business School will be the training grounds of the Somali administrators, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the government of Somalia.

Uganda has for several years been training Somali army and police officers as it contributes towards ensuring security for the war torn Horn of Africa country.

According to the vice chancellor of Makerere University Business School, Waswa Balunywa, the skills to be imparted on the Somalis are directed towards that country's reconstruction.

"We have signed a memorandum of understanding with Somalia, which will see us training a good number of their administrators. The pact is geared at bringing better administration in that country which has suffered from civil war for long time," he said.

The mayor of Mogadishu, the Somali capital, Mohamed Ahmed Noor emphasised need to build the capacity of administrators in Somalia for quick and better transformation.

Somalia, which for several years was described as a collapsed state, has for over two decades been a battlefield of extremists fighting government troops and massacring civilians. The country has recently experienced a remarkable return to peace after the African Union sent there troops to assist government army to fight the extremists.

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