Soldiers serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) got a morale booster on Thursday when the AU Special Representative for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, led high-level AMISOM officers in cheering injured soldiers admitted at various medical facilities in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi.
Ambassador Madeira expressed satisfaction at the quality of treatment the injured soldiers were receiving, and thanked the medical staff for their excellent care to the troops.
Ambassador Madeira was accompanied by AMISOM Force Commander, Lt. Gen. Tigabu Yilma; Lt. Gen. Osman Noor Soubagleh, who is Ambassador Madeira’s Special Advisor on Military Affairs; the Acting AU Police Commissioner, Rex Dundun, and Lt. Col Dr. Cloudy Mapepa.
Ambassador Madeira said that his visit was to show solidarity with the peacekeepers, thank them for their sacrifices and reaffirm the commitment of the mission leadership to the injured soldiers as they recuperate in hospital.
Speaking to the visiting delegation, a hospital administrator thanked Ambassador Madeira and the mission’s leadership for their confidence and trust, and pledged to continue providing high quality medical services to AMISOM personnel.
He said: “We appreciate the fact that we have continued to support each other in the welfare of our men and women in uniform. We cannot over emphasize the importance of what they do and we will continue to ensure that they are comfortable for as long as they are in our care.”.
To raise the spirits of the AMISOM troops, Ambassador Madeira makes regular visits to military personnel serving in the mission who have suffered various injuries in the fight against terrorists, necessitating their evacuation to Nairobi for specialized treatment.