Tag Archives: Karamojong

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A suspected Karamojong warrior has shot dead a police officer in Rupa Sub County Moroto district. The incident happened on Friday at around 8: 15 pm when the deceased identified as Baziro Songok a police officer attached to Nakiloro ASTU detach together with other two …

Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 308 children who have been begging on the streets of Kampala have been repatriated and enrolled in schools in the Napak district. The children aged 5-15 years arrived in Napak on Thursday and were taken to two primary schools that were selected by the district …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 523 reformed warriors in Kotido district received iron sheets from the ongoing distribution campaign by the Office of the Prime Minister across Karamoja sub region. Kotido district received a consignment of 17,316 pieces of iron sheets to be given out to 523 beneficiaries …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two more guns have been handed over to the joint security forces in Moroto district. The submachine guns, number 56-3005911, with 8 live rounds of ammunition, and BC 27849 with 4 live rounds of ammunition were voluntarily handed over to security on Friday by Lomokol …

Kaabong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kaabong District are hunting for the suspected armed Karamojong warriors who raided Komuria west trading center and killed one man on the spot before stealing money in one of the local bars. It’s alleged that on the 04/01/2024 at around 09:00PM unidentified armed …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Armed Karamojong warriors have sought refuge in Kidepo National Park, resorting to killing wild animals for sustenance, raising concerns about their impact on the park’s ecosystem. Security has confirmed that these warriors, previously active in terrorizing Kaabong and Kotido districts, have relocated to Karenga …

Moroto , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in Moroto district are urging peace dialogue with the Turkana leadership to foster better strategies for peaceful coexistence. Following President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s executive order dated May 2023, joint security forces have removed all Turkana pastoralists who were grazing in the Karamoja …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least Sh 1 trillion is needed to compensate for the losses that caused by suspected Karamojong cattle rustlers in the past five years. In May, President Yoweri Museveni, while meeting Acholi and Lango leaders to assess and find solutions to the Karamojong raids …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least forty families in Agago district whose huts were burnt by suspected Karamojong warriors have each received 30 pieces of iron sheets as compensation. The 1,200 pieces of iron sheets were delivered by the Office of the Prime Minister this week. They were distributed …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of Local Defence Personnel (LDP) have commenced a two-month acclimatization training at Labwordwong Training School in Agago district. They will later be deployed to combat the Karamojong cattle rustlers. The LDPs are part of a group of 9,690 personnel selected from Kaweweta Recruit …