Kaberamaido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the Prime Minister- OPM has donated cattle to former abductees of the Lord’s Resistance Army- LRA in Kaberamaido. The beneficiaries are former students of Lwala Girls Boarding Secondary School who were abducted by the LRA rebels in 2003. More than 100 …
Read More »Army recovers 39 cattle looted by suspected Karamojong warriors in Kitgum
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The army has recovered 39 cattle that were looted from a local livestock farmer in Orom Sub-county in Kitgum district by suspected armed Karamojong warriors from Kotido district. The warriors reportedly raided Agoromin village in Lolwa Parish at about 5 pm on Monday evening and …
Read More »45 stolen cattle recovered from suspected Karamojong thieves in Agago
Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents and security personnel in Agago district have recovered 45 cattle from suspected armed Karamojong cattle thieves. The animals were reportedly stolen during a raid at about 10 pm Tuesday in Mura East village in Ngora parish, Paimol sub county. Paimol sub county chairperson …
Read More »Kapelebyong authorities plot to evict Ankole pastoralists
Kapelebyong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pastoralists in Kapelebyong district have been banned from grazing on the agricultural land. Area councillors are also demanding that all migrant Ankole Pastoralists who entered the district last year should be evicted after allegedly allowing their animals to destroy acres of crops gardens. The pastoralists, …
Read More »54 stolen cattle recovered from suspected Karamojong thieves
Agago, Uganda| AFP | THE INDEPENDENT | The Army in Agago district has recovered 54 cattle from suspected armed Karamojong cattle thieves. The thugs who were armed with guns, bows and arrows had raided Mora village in Ngora Parish, Paimol Sub County on Monday night and stole 54 cattle from a …
Read More »Gov’t delivers vaccines for Foot and Mouth disease in Karamoja
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has finally delivered vaccines for the foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Karamoja. At least 30,000 cattle have been vaccinated against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Karamoja. The outbreak was confirmed in November 2019, resulting into a livestock quarantine in Kotido, Abim …
Read More »Gunmen abduct three, raid 40 cows from Amuru district
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown gunmen have abducted three people and stolen 40 heads of cattle in Amuru district. The gunmen are said to have conducted separate raids in Oforo, Kampala landing site and Atoro villages in Amuru sub county over the past week. Denis Tookema, a resident …
Read More »Ghost beneficiaries cited in gov’t restocking programme in Amuru
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 21 ghost beneficiaries in Amuru district have received cattle distributed under the Peace Recovery and Development Programme (PRDP). The 96 animals that were delivered in March by the Office of the Prime Minister under restocking programme were to benefit orphans, widows, people …
Read More »Over 80,000 cattle to miss FMD vaccination in Bududa
Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Majority of the cows in Bududa district will miss out on the Foot and Mouth Disease vaccination. The District Production Officer Dr. Felix Odong says they have only received 5000 doses from the Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Ministry yet the district has more …
Read More »Illegal guns fueling killings in Karamoja – RDC
Abim, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Abim says the high incidents leading to death by shooting in the district are fueled by armed Karimojong warriors who continuously attack to steal cows. Samuel Mpimbaza Hashaka says that the armed Karamojong mainly from Kotido turn their …
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