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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Former presidential candidate Joseph Kabuleta has accused the Uganda People\u2019s Defence Forces (UPDF) of causing atrocities in the Karamoja Sub-region under the guise of fighting cattle rustlers.<\/p>\n

Trading under the political pressure group dubbed: \u201cNational Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED)\u201d, Mr Kabuleta likened the insecurity in the sub-region to genocide.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want you to know that there is a silent genocide happening in Karamoja. Today, we are not just here to talk, but to show you evidence that away from the cameras, the situation in Karamoja is bad yet it is part of Uganda,\u201d Mr Kabuleta said yesterday during his maiden weekly press briefing in Kampala.<\/p>\n

NUP accuses UPDF of Karamoja killings<\/p>\n

Is there a link between insecurity and mineral wealth in Karamoja?<\/p>\n

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The chairperson of Karamoja Youth Agenda (Vision 2040), Mr Emmanuel Chero, alleged that the UPDF carried out aerial bombings on Nakabaat and Lotisan areas, leaving more than 400 people dead.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the killing of the geologists, soldiers were sent to arrest the killers, but they didn\u2019t do this, instead, they went to places such as Nakabaat and Lotisan and started dropping bombs on Manyattas (communal homesteads), killing innocent people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are so far 462 people, including children and adults, who have died. Those are the ones we have tried to record,\u201d Mr Chero who doubles as national coordinator of NEED in Karamoja, said.<\/p>\n

Mr Kabuleta also accused the army of aiding cattle rustling by providing Karamojong warriors with guns.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey kill the parents and push the children to the streets; that way Karamoja and particularly the areas with minerals, are left deserted and free for the government to benefit,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Army response<\/p>\n

Defence spokesperson Brig Gen Felix Kulayigye confirmed that there were aerial operations and that if there were any causalities, there are being exaggerated.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us, we are counting 385 since the beginning of this operation in July last year and these are warriors and thieves shot in the operation. There is no way they are 462 people killed in this bombing,\u201d Gen Kulayigye said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was an aerial operation, pursuing the Turkana who killed the geologists and even if causalities were registered, 400 is an exaggerated number,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

This operation is called \u201cUsalama kwa wote\u201d, which is aimed at disarming the sub-region by recovering guns and ammunition.<\/p>\n

In response to the alleged raids, arrests and detention of locals, Gen Kulayigye said: \u201cWhen we get intelligence that you have a gun, we ask you to bring it and if you don\u2019t, then we arrest you\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Three geologists and three soldiers were killed in Karamoja by suspected cattle rustlers on March 21.<\/p>\n

How pastoral livelihoods can be supported to stop conflicts<\/p>\n

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