Michael Longole, the Mt. Moroto Regional police spokesperson, says that a team of officers planted on the ground to regulate cattle trade has been able to intercept between three and five stolen cows during market day.
Brig Gen Joseph Balikudembe, the UPDF 3rd Division commander said they are failing to understand why the cattle theft is still happening in sub counties where the Gombolola intelligence officers are operating but are unable to provide information.
The cattle markets have been linked to the spate of raids as rustlers steal cows and immediately load them on trucks for transportation out of Karamoja, a trend which, according to Micheal Longole, the Mt Moroto Regional Police Spokesperson frustrates the recovery of stolen animals.
Led by Gilbert Owonda, the area LC 1 Chairperson, the residents, say Kaahwa has a title covering 806 hectares in the neighboring Kakoma Burwe village but he wants to use it to forcefully grab their land in the neighboring area.
Danish Ambassador to Uganda Mogens Pedersen said that the EU member states are strongly concerned about numerous attacks and intimidation against journalists and opinion makers in the country.
This comes in the wake of renewed attacks on road users that have left two dead in two separate ambushes. Another duo is still hospitalized in Moroto Referral Hospital.
