KAMPALA:- Stephen Wamala, a Ugandan national based in Kabul, Afghanistan has been evacuated by the government from the chaotic nation.
Wamala, who was working with an Afghan Wireless Communication Company as a heavy equipment Engineer, is the only Ugandan so far evacuated from the war-torn nation.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda, Vincent Bagiire received him Monday afternoon in his office.
Wamala was evacuated by the US Government at the request of the Government of Uganda to an Air-force base in Berlin, Germany.
He traveled back to Uganda on Friday 3 September 2021 aboard an SN Brussels flight from Frankfurt to Entebbe. His travel expenses and related costs were met by the Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in Berlin – Germany.
Recalling his experience in Kabul during the unrest and takeover, Wamala thanked both Governments of Uganda and the United States of America for all the assistance accorded to safely evacuate him from Kabul, Afghanistan to Berlin, Germany.
Bagiire welcomed Wamala back home and acknowledged his gratitude and wished him well.
Wamala joins (13) thirteen other Ugandans who had been evacuated earlier.
“He is healthy, safe and ready to proceed to his home in Kitagwenda District,” Foreign Affairs says and that: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirms its commitment to assist evacuate any Ugandan Nationals stranded in Afghanistan who wish to return home.”