Uganda’s army, the UPDF, says it has killed 309 suspected Karamojong warriors and rustlers in the past eight months.
According to UPDF spokesperson Brig Gen Felix Kulayigye, “the situation in Karamoja is under control” and that it has not deteriorated as reported.
On March 21, suspected Turkana criminals, who reportedly entered Uganda in search of pastures, killed three geologists from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and two UPDF personnel in Moroto district.
This prompted the Ugandan army to intensify operations against the suspected Karamojong rustlers.
Kulayigye has listed the achievements registered in the past 10 days as well as those recorded since the launch of Operation Usalama Kwa Wote in July 2021.
March 19 – 29 March 2022
20 Warriors put out of action
04 Guns recovered
47 live rounds of ammunition recovered
39 Warriors arrested
776 Livestock recovered
DOWNSIDE
04 UPDF soldiers killed in action
05 civilians killed by suspected Karamojong warriors
170 livestock stolen
July 2021 (Start of Operation Usalalama Kwa Wote) to date:
> Warriors put out action — 309
_ » Guns recovered – 184
> Ammunition recovered – 2,352 rounds
> Warriors arrested — 1,792
>» Warriors prosecuted — 360
» Livestock recovered from the warriors 17,186
