Ugandan soldier earns around $120 (£76) per month in his country; or $1000 base in Somalia!

[rudy-Diiriye]

Why is Uganda fighting in 'hellish' Somalia?

 

Pay rise

With the mission being such a dangerous one, why is Uganda so involved - providing 5,700 troops?

 

For an individual soldier, the financial incentive to fight in Somalia is clear.

 

If you see what happened in our country before we liberated it, it was chaos, like in Somalia”

Maj Duncan Kashoma

 

A Ugandan soldier, the lowest paid Ugandan soldiers earn around $120 (£76) per month; if they opt to fight in Somalia they earn more than $1,000.

 

For Col Kulayigye, Ugandan troops are on Somali soil because of regional politics: "If Somalia is unstable, Kenya is unstable. And if Kenya's unstable, then we are unstable, first and foremost."

 

Mr Njoroge claims there is another reason.

 

"Uganda has never had a peaceful transition of power. Guns and soldiers have always been involved in a change of regime.

 

"The ruling NRM party does not want thousands of soldiers hanging around in barracks with time on their hands. And there is no work for them outside the army - unemployment is 50% here," he says.

 

"President Museveni has been in power for almost 26 years and his popularity is waning. Military officers are already getting restless. From the government's point of view, better for them to be fighting in Somalia."

 

Click link below to:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16853499

 

 

By Dan Damon

BBC World Service, Kampala

[Peacedoon]

Thats a lot of money for african.

Ugandans and Burundis will be remembered for their courage in liberating mogadishu from evil terrorists.

[Garnaqsi]

Peacedoon;817399 wrote:

Ugandans and Burundis will be remembered for their courage in liberating mogadishu from evil terrorists.

Well-said!

[Khalid-Jnr]

Yes, there is booty to be have in Somalia. Not only are uganda soldiers salaries increased by over 1000% if they opt to serve in Somalia, they also get compensated for their dead - to published going rate is $50,000. They are given proper millitary equipment and I think they get paid separately for using their bigger millitary hardware like tank, armoured vehicle, helicopter etc. Not to mention what the top bras millitary and political leaders in Uganda get from this mission.

 

What do Somali soldiers get in salary? Next to nothing.

[oba hiloowlow]

^^200 dollar is the salary for ciidamada that aint bad even though ay istaahilaan much more