Paskal Kodet, aged 22 years old, and a resident of Nakapelimen ward in South Division was found dead on Wednesday morning inside her house.
The matter was brought to the attention of the police by Paul Nakwel businessman in the Campshwahili Juu ward.
The two separate incidents happened on Wednesday following the rains that lasted for 4 hours before bursting the major rivers in Narwosi and Katanga cells.
This change follows recent appointments by the Inspector General of Police, Abas Byakagaba, which saw Kasirabo moved to the position of Deputy Director of Human Resources and Administration, while Chemusto was elevated to Commandant ASTU, with Lattif Zake as his deputy.
The MPs pleaded with their colleague, the Minister of State for Works, Musa Ecweru to consider the roads that were recommended and compiled by the security teams in Karamoja for opening and construction.
The community has seen a spate of attacks by suspected Karamojong warriors believed to have come from areas surrounding Mt Moroto. The armed warriors have laid ambushes, abducted people, and stolen livestock in recent weeks, stirring panic among residents.
The armed warriors have resorted to abducting people, laying road ambushes, and stealing livestock.
Philip Lokut, 38, a resident of Lochede village was killed on Monday night while returning home from the centre. It is alleged that an unknown group of people beat him up and later died of excessive breeding.
According to court proceedings, Private Engwedu, previously assigned to the 19th Infantry Battalion, absconded while armed from his unit in November 2006 at Matany detach, Napak district.
In a meeting held on 4th January 2024, in Moroto district, the leaders from the Turkana side in Kenya appealed to the government of Uganda to consider allowing the two Communities of Turkana and Karamojong to peacefully coexist while sharing resources to promote social and economic transformation.
The aim is to find solutions to save the Turkana cows that are suffering from starvation. These leaders highlight the shared pastoral nature of their communities and stress the importance of preventing the Turkana cows from dying of hunger. They argue that this action is not only humane but also critical for maintaining peace and preventing potential conflicts in Karamoja.
Colonel Richard Kidega, the 403rd Infantry Division commander, explained that the decision was made because it became difficult for the forces to care for the animals due to the lack of pasture and water.
Mary Nachap, a produce dealer in Naput trading center, Rupa Sub County said that they have lost a number of customers due to the ongoing security operations against the Turkana pastoralists grazing around their areas.
As of Wednesday, two guns were received from the Turkana Pastoralists in Naput army detachment pending one.
In May 2023, President Yoweri Museveni ordered all the Turkana pastoralists grazing in Karamoja to return to Kenya as one of the measures to curb gun violence in the region.
Michael Longole, the Mt Moroto Regional Police Spokesperson says that they are cracking down on the motorists without proper documentation following intelligence that some of the motorcycles are used to facilitate crime.
Lobong shared that the teachers have also requested the district authorities to replace the windows of the staff houses with metal ones to enhance their security.
According to security, the registration and branding of cattle will enable them to manage the recoveries of stolen cows and avert exaggeration of numbers which have always put security forces under pressure to track animals that do not exist.
However, the proposal has generated a debate as a section of leaders oppose the plan lamenting that branding of cattle will be a waste of resources for no value.
The suspect who escaped has been identified as Alfred Mukusu, who was arrested on 18th of May 2023 for allegedly defiling a 10 years old girl. The officers under arrest had brought him out of the cell to clean the police compound when he bolted.
The two teachers whose identities have been withheld by police are accused of conniving with the suspected warriors to carry out an attack at Atedeoi Primary School.
