Armed Raiders From Uganda Injure Herdsman, Steal Cattle
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The East African Standard (Nairobi)
May 3, 2005
Posted to the web May 2, 2005
Osinde Obare
Nairobi
Suspected Karamojong raiders from Uganda struck at several Turkana manyattas, injuring one herdsman and stole cattle.
The 100 heavily armed raiders came from Moroto District in Eastern Uganda to attack Lorengippi village in Western Turkana.
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They shot severally into the manyattas and scared away the villagers before rounding up animals.
During the Saturday incident, the herder, Erele Longiroro, was shot and injured on the leg and was admitted to Lodwar District Hospital.
Elders from the area were arranging to meet their counterparts from Uganda to discuss how the stolen animals could be recovered and returned to their owners.
Local leaders led by former Turkana Central MP, Emmanuel Imana, said 11 people have been killed and 24 others injured during four attacks by the Karamojong raiders.
Yesterday, the leaders called on the Government to step beef up security saying that some families had fled their villages fearing more attacks.
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The Government, the leaders said, should use diplomacy to pursue the matter and ensure the more than 3,000 head of cattle stolen from the area since the beginning of the year are returned to the owners.
Separately, at the West Pokot/Trans Nzoia border, 500 security personnel are still combing Kabolet Forest to recover more animals stolen by suspected Pokot raiders.
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