Tag Archives: Balaalo

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), under “Operation Harmony”, have evicted over 19,826 heads of cattle from northern Uganda in just over a month, as the military enforces President Museveni’s Executive Order No. 2 of 2023, which prohibits illegal nomadic grazing in northern Uganda. …

Madi Okollo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security authorities in Madi Okollo district, West Nile, have successfully evicted another 100 herds of cattle belonging to Balaalo cattle keepers, as part of the ongoing Operation Harmony. The cattle and their owners were loaded onto four trucks at a central point near …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Acholi Paramount Chief, Rwot David Onen Acana II, has appealed to individuals and leaders opposing the eviction of migrant cattle keepers (Balaalo) from Northern Uganda to reconsider their stance, warning of long-term environmental consequences resulting from large-scale cattle grazing. Rwot Acana said that …

Museveni Faults Balaalo Over Land Misuse, Crop Destruction in Northern Uganda Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has condemned the disorderly conduct of some Balaalo pastoralists in Northern, Northwestern, and Eastern Uganda, citing key violations that include grazing livestock on people’s crops, illegal land occupation, and blocking access …

  COMMENT | NANTEZA SARAH KYOBE | President Yoweri Museveni last month issued a second directive for the eviction of migrant cattle keepers, commonly referred to as Balaalo, from northern Uganda. Following the president’s eviction order, the media has been flooded with stories about claims of legitimate land ownership and other related disputes. …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 3,000 cows belonging to migrant cattle keepers commonly known as Balaalo have been moved out of the Acholi and West Nile subregions as security forces start enforcing President Yoweri Museveni’s Executive Order No. 2. An estimated 200,000 cattle belong to migrant cattle keepers in …

Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in the West Nile region have resolved to begin the eviction of the Balaalo pastoralist community following a four-day sensitization campaign set to begin on Monday next week. The decision was reached during a consultative meeting held on Friday, chaired by Taban Data Peter, …

Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has launched the first phase of Operation Harmony, aimed at evicting unauthorized pastoralist groups from the Acholi and Lango sub-region. The operation followed a security meeting held at the 5th Infantry Division Headquarters in Acholi Pii, Pader District. …

Eviction to start on June 25, 2025 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has issued a second directive in a month for the eviction of migrant cattle keepers, commonly referred to as balaalo, from northern Uganda,  beginning on June 25, 2025. On May 19th, President Yoweri Museveni met with security …

Olanya, Aol Accuse President Museveni of Double Standards in Eviction of Migrant Cattle Keepers Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gilbert Olanya, the Kilak South Member of Parliament, has accused President Yoweri Museveni of exhibiting double standards in handling the eviction from Northern Uganda of migrant cattle keepers, commonly known as Balaalo. …