{"id":7921,"date":"2013-09-23T07:01:01","date_gmt":"2013-09-23T07:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kfm.co.ug\/?p=7921"},"modified":"2013-09-23T08:53:23","modified_gmt":"2013-09-23T08:53:23","slug":"ugandan-among-west-gate-attack-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/ugandan-among-west-gate-attack-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"Ugandan among West Gate attack victims"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The government says a Ugandan national has been affected following Saturday\u2019s terror attacks on Kenya\u2019s Westgate shopping mall.<\/p>\n

A statement issued by the minister for information and national guidance Namayanja Rose Nsereko has confirmed this but no details have been given regarding the person\u2019s identity.<\/p>\n

Namayanja says the Ugandan High commission in Nairobi has been contacted and they have indicated that there is a Ugandan National affected.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also not clear how the person has been affected. The government says it will provide details later.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, The Ugandan Government has also added voice to the growing global condemnation of the attack on innocent civilians in Kenya.<\/p>\n

The government has described the attack as a misguided act of desperation designed by evil elements to divide the people of Kenya and break the country\u2019s resolve and to support the Global anti-terrorism fight and the on-going UN stabilization Mission in Somalia.<\/p>\n

Uganda says it stands firmly in solidarity with the Government, Kenya and the bereaved families and the People of Kenya at large during this difficult period.<\/p>\n

The government has also called for justice to ensure that the assailants are punished accordingly.<\/p>\n

LIVE STREAM: Nairobi terror attack<\/h1>\n