(7) That on the basis of the foregoing I briefed the President and indicated to him of the need to put a mechanism to handle the situation.
(8) That about the same time I discussed with the minister of internal affairs who pointed out to me the inadequacies of the police force in the task ahead and requested that police be augmented by the UPDF.
(9) That I briefed the President and suggested the formation of a joint Security Task Force to oversee handle and ensure peace during the Electoral process.
(10) That a joint Security Task Force comprised of the Police, the Army, the LDU and the Intelligence Agencies was formed under the chairmanship of the Army Commander deputised by the Inspector General of Police and the Director General of Internal Security Organisation.
(11) a point command structure was in each District, DPC was the overall in charge of security and the Armed Forces were put on the alert for assistance as and when need arose.
(12) The formation of such joint security task force is not new phenomena in this country as the same course of action has been resorted to whenever need arose.
