Ugandan military court jails 32 Kenyan herders for 20 years

UPDF soldiers and Ugandan police officers

Soldiers of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces and police officers on April 8, 2023 display guns recovered from Kenyan herders' hideouts in Moroto District. The herders were jailed for 20 years each. PHOTO | COURTESY |  UPDF

A Ugandan court martial has sentenced 32 Kenyans to 20 years each in prison for illegally possessing firearms and ammunition.

The Turkana herders from Orum in Lodwar were convicted after pleading guilty and sentenced to serve jail terms in Moroto Government Prison in Northern Uganda.