After the visit of President Felix Tshisekedi, the Rwandan journalist requested an interview with the spokesperson of the Ugandan army. Here is their conversation:

Scovia interviewing Updf's spokesperson

1:04 -1:12

Journalist: How are you going to build roads in areas occupied by M23?

Response - The M23 is not in the area where we are going to build. But wherever we are, if they prevent us from working, watch out.

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1:22- min 1:28

Journalist: The M23 continue to fight and advance, what will you do if they arrive in your area?

Response: If they attack us, we will counterattack and show them who we are

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4:04 -4:28

Journalist:

The fact that it is civilians who will build roads and that the Ugandan armed forces are responsible for their security.

Is this not an admission by the DRC that there is no peace in these localities? The fact that their own police and military forces cannot ensure their security on their own territory?

General: Why are you asking me a question you know the answer to?

Journalist: I assure you I don't have the answer.

General: it goes without saying that if we are in the DRC, it is precisely because there is insecurity.

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4:30- 6:27

Journalist: It is said that even if you have this military cooperation with the DRC to fight the Ugandan terrorists who are there, you are there mainly to plunder their minerals that you exploit and that is the main reason that pushes you to want to build these roads. These roads help you to be able to bring the minerals back to Uganda more easily.

General: I think you're not going to be able to handle the answer I'm going to give you. I'd rather not answer you, so let's move on.

Journalist: Answer me anyway, I will show restraint whatever the answer.

General: Those who go to Congo to plunder, the wealth of their country changes overnight and is visible to everyone.

Journalist: Uganda's wealth is not visible to everyone so why are you not looting?

General: The wealth of our country is proportional to the size of our country and our economy. That is why even the Congolese people ask some to leave their country and others not. It is because they realize that we are not looters.

Journalist: Who are these others that we do not chase away? There is SADEC, Tanzania, etc.

General: I am the spokesperson for the Ugandan army, I do not speak for others.

Journalist: Why do you say that the DRC sees you in a good light unlike the others?

General: Yes, because they are asking us to stay. Because they see that we are not exploiting their minerals. Because these minerals belong to the Congolese people who must sell them and profit from them, they are not there to be plundered and benefit from foreign economies.

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Min 8:30

Journalist: We heard about an M23 agent who was recruiting in a camp located in Uganda and which is populated by Congolese.

General: Let me ask you, it is also said that Rwanda supports the M23, and yet I did not tell you about it. Rwanda denies being on Congolese soil and we admitted it as true.