Protect The People Of Karamoja – FDC To Government

Posted by: Suubi Anne in Uganda news April 12, 2022

Forum For Democratic Change, FDC, has said the people of Karamoja need to be protected. They lashed out at government for failure to Stand up for the people in Karamoja.

This follows the increased insecurity blamed on the cattle rustlers from the sub-region, South Sudan and Turkana in Kenya. Consequently, many innocent people lost their lives amidst the escalating situation in the region.

John Kikonyogo, FDC deputy spokesperson, said this while addressing the media. He said the head of state doesn’t care about the people of Uganda.

“We insist that Mr. Museveni should consider defending Ugandans instead of sending our soldiers to DR Congo and other foreign missions. Provision of security across borders to stop incursions through inter-governmental efforts will help to solve the situation,” he said.

Kikonyogo also says government should provide the people of Karamoja with alternative means of livelihood.

“Provide Karamoja with alternative means of livelihood to reduce dependence on unproductive nomadic cattle rearing practices. Investigate and punish perpetrators of raids within the army and police and punish those culpable. Restrictions to the movement of livestock from mapped out areas by the use of trucks,” stated Kikonyogo.

In the past few weeks, several lives have been reported lost while hundreds of people have been displaced in Karamoja. People have been pinning down former media personality and now Minister, Agnes Nandutu for apparently doing nothing about the situation.

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