Tanzania to auction 10,000 cows seized from Ugandan, Rwandan herders

Tanzania claims thousands of hectares of its land is being destroyed by cattle from neighbouring countries. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Tanzania will sell-off more than 10,000 head of cattle belonging to Ugandan and Rwandan herders that was seized after crossing the border, a minister told Parliament Monday.

Livestock and Fisheries minister Luhaga Mpina said the cattle would be auctioned in a similar manner as cows belonging to Kenyan herders were sold last month, a move that sparked a diplomatic spat between the two neighbours.