Ugandan Court Sentences 32 Kenyans To 20 Years In Prison
Thirty-two Kenyans found in possession of illegal firearms and ammunition are facing a 20 years jail term in Ugandan prisons.
The thirty-two Kenyans were arraigned and sentenced by Court Martial Chairman Col Benard Arinaitwe Tuhame at 3rd Division Military court based in Mororto District in the North Region on April 12, 2023.
It is believed that all the convicts are residents of Orum, Loima Sub County, Turkana County.
On April 8, 2023, according to the Monitor, Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) in partnership with the police conducted a search operation in Lokiriaut, Nadunget Sub-county and recovered 31 guns and 752 ammunitions from Turkana pastoralists in Moroto District.
“It was a well-executed operation after intelligence leads indicated that the kraal in the village owned by the Turkana pastoralists was a hideout for guns,” said Brig Balikuddembe, the Commander of the UPDF 3 Infantry Division.
Brig Balikuddembe also revealed that about 129 suspects were arrested in the operation and one warrior was killed during the operation while others sustained injuries.
“Joint security forces minimized as much as possible the number of casualties despite the heavy crossfire that injured five warriors, one UPDF soldier, while one warrior was put out of action as he tried to flee the scene with a gun,” he said.
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