Nobert Mao; Killing And Disarming Karimojong Is Not A Solution

DP president Nobert Mao has revealed that killing and disarming the Karimojong is not a solution that will arrest the situation in the region.

The Commander of the Land Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba a few days ago warned all the Karimojong destabilizing the region.

He said that the UPDF will kill them until they lose their appetite for looting and killing their neighbors.

Muhoozi further recently revealed that they have actually killed many of these cattle rustlers. However, Mao says that none of this is a solution. When they  disarm them, they have an option of getting other arms and they can walk to get them as far as Ethiopia.

“We need a holistic solution. Everybody is going to meet the President, he will promise, but it is very important that we get a permanent solution. You can disarm the Karamojong, but they can get arms from as far as Ethiopia. We need a national solution and a regional solution,” Nobert Mao said.

Mao also added that if they don’t do this, then government projects risk failing to take off.

Government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo blamed these raids partly on the Turkana from Kenya. He also faulted the laxity at the border.

Further, he said that some of these rustlers were recruited into the army. These however have taken to attacking the existing communities to get cows for themselves and their communities.

“Arms continue to flow. We have external raids, particularly from Turkana, as a result of laxity at the border. 

Some of the warriors were screened and recruited into the auxiliary forces. They give an excuse that they are not paid well. They work with the community and mount raids to get cattle for their local communities or themselves,” he said.

The Karamoja region had relatively been peaceful for some time after rustlers had been disarmed and the army deployed there.

However, insecurity has engulfed the region once again although the real cause is disputable.

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