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.
Munirah Suwed, the News Editor at Ateker FM and Chairperson of the Karamoja Women's Journalist Association, said the concerns of female journalists should be given priority.
It is reported that the armed warriors believed to have come from Kotido district raided cows from the grazing area in Kobebe village before shooting and injuring the shepherd only identified as Apa Lochogor a Turkana by a tribe.
Moroto regional police spokesperson Michael Longole said that the warriors fell into ambush and three of them were killed while others escaped with serious injuries.