Charles Bakahumura, the Chief of Military Intelligence at the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence-CMI presented the duo to journalists at a press briefing at the government owned media center this afternoon. The two former soldiers fled the country in early 2000 citing threats to their lives.
Wilfred Okello Makmot, the Coordinator, Uganda National Focal Point on Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Internal Affairs Ministry, says about 1000 people apply for private firearms annually compared to less than 500 people in the past.
Paul Moru, a businessman at the popular Chap-Chap market at Kalokool trading center, about 40 kilometers North of Lodwar town says the situation is alarming. According to Moru, fishermen go for days without catching any fish from the lake.
Mwinyikione Mwinyihija, the Executive Director of COMESAs Leather and Leather Products Institute said the leather sector in Eastern and Southern Africa has great potential to deliver the much needed linkages into global value chains.
