The threat of Al Shabaab in the East African region has created the need for tightened security and more public awareness to people’s surroundings.
More countries are taking security and intelligence matters to a new level hoping that the measures will be able to curb the threat posed by the militant group.
In Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has used his column in a state owned newspaper New Vision newspaper, to order security agents to train the youth in dealing with threat posed by Al Shabaab.
He has asked them to re-introduce military training for civilians to enable them counter the threat from Al shabaab who have constantly threatened to attack countries that have their soldiers in Somalia’s soil fighting Al shabaab.
Kenya , Uganda and Burundi are some of the countries which are under the African Union mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in Somalia fighting Al Shabaab.
The President said although the current efforts to tackle Al Shabaab have pushed them away from the strongholds in Somalia,the group is still a threat to the region urging Ugandans to guard against attacks from the group.
Al Shabaab carried out attacks in Uganda in July 2010 against a group of spectators watching the finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup at two locations in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda.
