Gen Kulayigye made this remarks on the 9th July 2022 in an interview with BBC Program known as Imvo n’Imvano when he was asked question concerning to the role of Rwanda and Uganda in supporting M23 .
Gen. Felix Kulayigye replayed to the Journalist that Uganda has never and it will not support M23 in any way and added that recently when FARDC troops were defeated by M23 in Bunagana and fled to Uganda territory and where they received worm welcome .
According to Gen. Kulayigye, the problem of M23 is based on ethnicity because Congolese leader and people do not like Tutsi ethnic groups in the region.
“The M23 is not the only Armed group operating in DR Congo, and it has not been involved in killing as many people as ADF NALU, CODECO and other anti-Congolese government groups operated in Beni and Ituri . Currently, in DR Congo there are about 192 armed groups on its territory, but the Congolese Army has not been able to neutralize or disarm any of them. It is only focusing on fighting M23 group because is made up by Rwanda-Congolese from Tutsi Ethnic Group”. Said Gen Kulaigye
Maj Willy Ngoma , M23’s spokesperson also confirmed that most of these armed group are based on ethnicity .
He also added that M23 had agreed with the government to make a joint military operation in order to fight and disarm these ethnic Armed Groups like Mai Mai , ADF NALU and FDLR among others. Unexpectedly Congolese government has chosen to work with FDLR and Mai Mai rebel Groups to fight M23 .
Claude Hategekimana