"At the meeting, they resolved to exert pressure on the government to end cattle rustling in Teso region."
Fellow citizens: One can only begin to wonder as to why this so called "Teso leaders" have refused to deploy the ARROW BOYS to engage this "Karamojong"cattle rustler? what are you waiting for? send the ARROW BOYS over there to fight Karamojong Cattle Rustlers!. Why appeal to Museveni for Help!!!!!..yet you must have realize by now that Museveni cannot solve this Karamojo cattle rustling issue... if he can , he would have... all Kaguta can offer you is nothing but propaganda..porpaganda today, tomorrow ..until thy kingdom come!!!
Police to Recruit Arrow Boys
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The Monitor (Kampala)
March 28, 2005
Posted to the web March 28, 2005
Wandera W'ouma
Soroti
The State Minister for Health, Capt. Mike Mukula, has said the Arrow Boys will be recruited into the Uganda Police Force to maintain law and order in during the 2006 elections.
"We don't have enough officers in the police force. The Arrow Boys will be recruited supplement on it during the 2006 elections," he said.
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He said this after the regional conference on planning for the development of the Teso region recently at Lions Club Conference Hall.
The Arrow Boys helped the UPDF to fights the Lords Resistance Army rebels who fighting the government in northern Uganda.
Mukula said those to be recruited have to meet the requirements of joining the Police Force.
The minimum qualifications for one to become a constable are possession of a Uganda Advance Certificate of Education, good health and clean criminal record among others.
"There are 8,343 members of the Arrow Boys under the UPDF command. They will be screened before recruitment into the Police Force," he said.
The State Minister for Refugees and Disaster Preparedness, Ms Christine Amongin Aporu, was among the over 2000 Iteso who attended the conference.
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At the meeting, they resolved to exert pressure on the government to end cattle rustling in Teso region.
They also agreed to introduce a bursary scheme for the disadvantaged children and income generating projects to fight poverty.
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