Mike Longole, the Mt Moroto Regional Police Spokesperson confirmed that incident stating that they recovered two guns and the suspects are in the custody.
The group, comprising nine females and four males, was intercepted on Wednesday afternoon at the Olilim security checkpoint while walking on foot to various locations in Teso.
Mike Longole, the Mt Moroto regional police spokesperson confirmed the incident stating that the children had successfully crossed to Katakwi district.
The call was made during a three-day capacity-building retreat held at Mt. Moroto Hotel, attended by RDCs, Deputy RDCs, District Internal Security Officers (DISOs), Assistant RDCs, and other technical officers from across the region.
The forces urged the voters to act responsibly and shun violent actions that may drag the region back to the previous days of insecurity. They anticipated that some politicians will start misleading people by hiring the wrong elements to spoil the hard earned peace.
Adome lost the NRM Municipal Chairperson race by a narrow margin to Peter Lonya, the West Division Mayor, who garnered 79 votes against Adome’s 74. Lonya, also known as "Jupitek," was declared the winner by the NRM Electoral Commission Chairperson for Kotido, John Paul Namuya.
In a statement issued on Monday morning, Dr. Odoi said he had received multiple complaints from candidates alleging that voters were being hidden or confined by rival camps to influence their choices during the voting process.
According to Mt. Moroto Regional Police Spokesperson Mike Longole, the joint forces swiftly responded to the scene and engaged the attackers in a fierce gun battle.
Moses Awas (Gwills) said Karamoja artists are often underrated and exploited by politicians for political mileage. “I’m really disappointed. You can’t expect a serious artist to perform for Shs 200,000,” Awas said.
Community members allege that Tororo Cement contracted RAM Excavation Limited to mine sand from their river without consultation or consent. They claim RAM is transporting the sand for free and selling it to Tororo Cement at UGX 2 million per truckload.
According to Ichogor, many children, particularly girls aged 8 to 17 years, are employed daily in homes and businesses in Kotido. These children are tasked with jobs such as washing clothes, working in gardens, and hawking merchandise.
Hajji Mohammed Akida Lokure, the Kadhi of Moroto Muslim district contested but lost in the recently concluded LC1 NRM flag bearer elections for Campshwahili ward, south division, Moroto municipality.
The elders have designed a six-month plan to traverse the region, during which they will establish peace committees in each clan, rally youth to embrace peace, discourage raids, and ultimately collect and bury guns from each clan as a symbolic end to violence.
The Ministry of Local Government recently extended the term for LC1 chairpersons, and Ichogor reiterated that current officeholders remain legitimate until official elections and swearing-in ceremonies take place.
While Education is seen as an important tool to address the problem of child trafficking, many children in the district are facing challenges in accessing quality education.
As a result, children have dropped out of school and are now living in the streets of towns, mainly Kampala and Nairobi in Kenya, where parents often send them to beg for money to feed their families.
John Ogwal, the LCIII Chairperson of Nabwal Sub County, said that they ordered all the people to remove cows from protected kraals and keep them within their backyards around the home compound.
Esther Sagal, the Presiding Officer for Campshwahili Chini ward, declared Owongo as a winner after gaining 197 votes against his opponent, Mohammed Akida Lokure, who obtained 176 votes.
A report from Napak District Local Government estimates that about 4,000 children are now living on the streets in urban centers, particularly Kampala and Nairobi. On Sunday, police in Napak intercepted a taxi, registration number UBA 769P, carrying 11 children aged between 10 and 16, suspected of being trafficked.
