Tag Archives: insecurity

Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local investors in West Nile have tasked the government to address the insecurity in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which they say is hampering trade in the region. The investors made the appeal in Nebbi district on Tuesday, during the West Nile investment …

Kapelebyong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kapelebyong district have offered 2,000 acres of land along Karamoja-Teso border for the establishment of a military barracks to combat the insecurity currently perpetuated by the suspected cattle rustlers. The said land is located in Adukut village, Okungur sub county which lies between …

Abim, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business was paralysed in Abim following a protest by residents over the security situation in the district. Residents rose up in arms on Monday morning following the death of Tony Ogolla alias Okedia, who was killed by suspected Karamojong cattle rustlers on Friday night. Ogolla, …

Abim, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Human Rights Commission and UN human rights have raised concern about the upsurge of human rights violations by the joint security forces against the pastoral communities as the insecurity in Karamoja escalates. Human rights groups say the rights of Karamojongs especially those in rural areas …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 40 schools in Watalinga chiefdom in Beni territory in North Kivu province, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have remained closed for the last two months due to insecurity caused by the rebel Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a local non-profit Christian organization in …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in the Karamoja sub-region have demanded the return of the Local Defense Unit-LDU personnel to help curb the escalating insecurity in the region. The leaders argue that the withdrawal of the LDUs was a big blow for Karamoja and that the available security personnel …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Karamoja sub-region have appealed to the government to provide guns for each district for defense. While giving updates on the security situation in the region, the leaders said that since the government has “failed” to address the issues of insecurity, they are proposing …

Buikwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 vendors have abandoned Lugazi central market in Buikwe district over insecurity. The market was commissioned by President Yoweri Museveni in December 2020. It is one of the modern markets that were constructed under the Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement Programme (MATIP-II), which …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of women and children from Karamoja have fled to Agago district due to famine and insecurity in their homeland. Mohamed Okwir, the Adilang sub-county LC III chairperson, says that the Karamojong started arriving in the district in droves over the weekend and more are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament from Karamoja region have called for a review of the security strategy for the area following increased insecurity characterized by cattle rustling. The MPs were on Tuesday, 7 December 2021 appearing before the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs chaired by …