Security increased ahead of Kampala summit

Reports on 21 October 2008 advise that security has been increased in Kampala, Entebbe and bordering towns ahead of the Tripartite Summit, which begins in Kampala on 22 October. The Tripartite Summit will be the first ever joint meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), East African Community (EAC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). Among the increased measures are more vigorous checks at Entebbe International Airport (HUEN/EBB) and a temporary ban on freelance taxi driving. Military police officers and bomb squad units have also been deployed along the main thoroughfares -- including along the Kampala-Entebbe road -- that will be used by the 26 heads of state who are expected to attend the summit. The increased measures come after President Yoweri Musevini warned of a possible terrorist threat on the summit earlier in the month.