Five of the dead are from the Bamba community, the remaining are Bakonzo. Lydia Tumushabe, the Rwenzori Regional Police spokesperson, says the Bakonzo attacked the Bamba forcing them to retaliate.
Henry Ocheng, the Soroti District Police Commander, who rushed to Soroti regional hospital to assess the condition of the victim declined to comment on the matter saying that he hadnt got details on the incident.
