Despite the crash of three Uganda military planes two weeks back on the slopes of Mt. Kenya, in which over seven soldiers lost their lives, president Museveni of Uganda is willing to send more troops and war planes to fight the al-Shabaab militants in Somalia.

The development has come at the time when discussions between the Government of Uganda, UN and African Union are continuing on whether Uganda should still send other military helicopters in Somalia despite the air accident it suffered recently.

The state minister for defence in Uganda government, Gen. Jeje Odongo confirms that Uganda is ready to send more helicopters to Somalia as soon as African Union and the UN allow this East African country to do so.