The Uganda Army has been accused of trafficking arms in Somalia, according to a UN Investigator.

From the Voice of America:

The spokesman for the Ugandan army, Major Paddy Ankunda, tells VOA that soldiers selected to participate in the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia, known as AMISOM, are the finest in the Ugandan military.

He says allegations that some of them may be involved in arms trafficking in the Somali capital Mogadishu have shocked senior officers in Kampala.

“We are all surprised by the allegations,” said Ankunda. “We have not seen any evidence and we have not gotten that report formally. We highly doubt that any of the Ugandan members of that mission can [be] involved in those dealings. We highly doubt that and we hope there will be an investigation so that the truth can be told to the world.”

The allegations were contained in a report submitted Thursday by South Africa’s ambassador to the United Nations Dumisani Kumalo, who chairs the U.N. Security Council’s Somalia sanctions committee.