K’jong elders vow to fight cattle rustling
Oct 12, 2010
KARIMOJONG elders from the Matheniko ethnic group in Moroto district have agreed to reconcile with other clans, saying the move will curb cattle rustling.
By O. Wanyama
KARIMOJONG elders from the Matheniko ethnic group in Moroto district have agreed to reconcile with other clans, saying the move will curb cattle rustling.
Augustino Lokwameri, 78, a kraal leader from Namotoe village, Lotirir parish in Nadunget sub-county, said apologies were important to Karimojong clans.
Lokwameri said the Matheniko had paid heavily for the rustling that they started several decades ago in Karamoja.
Lokwameri said with the Government’s support, they would resolve the inter-clan conflicts in the area.
He was speaking on Sunday during an elders’ meeting at a Lokitelaruon village, Acerer parish in Nadunget sub-county.
The elders discussed cattle rustling and several other activities damaging the clan’s image.
The Nakamistae village LC1 chairman, Lolingasia Loruu, demanded for comprehensive disarmament of the neighbours, but wondered why the cows were being grabbed from the army.
The Moroto resident district commissioner, Nahaman Ojwe, told the elders to avoid provoking the neighbouring clans into conflict.
“Until rustling is stopped there will be no peace,†he observed
Ojwe told the elders that their neighbours steal their animals because they had done the same to them.
At the end of the meeting, the elders asked cattle-raiding groups and individuals to desist from the act.
They resolved to report to the security agencies as soon as they are stolen.
KARIMOJONG elders from the Matheniko ethnic group in Moroto district have agreed to reconcile with other clans, saying the move will curb cattle rustling.
Augustino Lokwameri, 78, a kraal leader from Namotoe village, Lotirir parish in Nadunget sub-county, said apologies were important to Karimojong clans.
Lokwameri said the Matheniko had paid heavily for the rustling that they started several decades ago in Karamoja.
Lokwameri said with the Government’s support, they would resolve the inter-clan conflicts in the area.
He was speaking on Sunday during an elders’ meeting at a Lokitelaruon village, Acerer parish in Nadunget sub-county.
The elders discussed cattle rustling and several other activities damaging the clan’s image.
The Nakamistae village LC1 chairman, Lolingasia Loruu, demanded for comprehensive disarmament of the neighbours, but wondered why the cows were being grabbed from the army.
The Moroto resident district commissioner, Nahaman Ojwe, told the elders to avoid provoking the neighbouring clans into conflict.
“Until rustling is stopped there will be no peace,†he observed
Ojwe told the elders that their neighbours steal their animals because they had done the same to them.
At the end of the meeting, the elders asked cattle-raiding groups and individuals to desist from the act.
They resolved to report to the security agencies as soon as they are stolen.