Musafiri Suwed, the Dokolo District Information Officer, says that Bwonyo developed breathing complications in the wee hours of Sunday morning and was rushed to Lira Regional Referral Hospital from where he died hours later.
Nabilatuk LC V Chairperson, Paul Lokol, says that deploying thousands of soldiers in Karamoja will affect the ongoing peaceful disarmament and urged the army to allow the local leaders to work with the available troops. He also said that the presence of many soldiers may escalate HIV infection in the region.