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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Local leaders in Agago District have asked the government to deploy Uganda People\u2019s Defence Forces soldiers in spots frequented by Karaimojong cattle rustlers following the increasing raids on food and animals since last month.<\/p>\n

The district chairperson, Mr Leonard Opio Ojok, yesterday told Daily Monitor that the raids had left many households without food.<\/p>\n

\u201cPreviously, their (cattle rustlers) target was mainly cattle but now they are taking food, chicken, goats and are even uprooting the little cassava people have in their gardens,\u201d Mr Ogwok said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis month, two people were killed, making it nine deaths this year and more than 790 head of cattle have been stolen. We can\u2019t quantify the food items that have been looted but many people don\u2019t have anything to eat,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Mr Ogwok said the most affected areas include Lira Kato, Adilang, and Paimol, adding that the soldiers deployed there have failed to manage the situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cKarimojong attacks include all wards bordering Akwang, Katurukuk, Aloi, Lacua, Ngora and Omiya Pacua, and Adilang,\u201d Mr Ogwok said.<\/p>\n

Eight in every 10 Karimojong households have no or limited food, according to United Nations International Children\u2019s Emergency Fund and government statistics.<\/p>\n

Leaders claim hunger-related diseases have killed more than 900 residents since start of the year.<\/p>\n

Last week, the government dispatched 790 metric tonnes of relief food to Karamoja Sub-region.<\/p>\n

Mr Mohamed Okwir, the chairperson of Adilang Sub-county, said residents are scared of going to their gardens for fear of being attacked.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven in the gardens, they attack people and you are forced to harvest the crops of your neighbours and hand them over to them. The hunger crisis in the Karamoja should be well hailed if we are to have peace,\u201d Mr Okwir said.<\/p>\n

Food insecurity, malnutrition in Karamoja worsens<\/p>\n

The Resident District Commissioner, Mr Emmanuel Okot, said they have intensified the security to ensure the safety of people and their properties.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are aware of the hunger in Karamoja and that is why they are attacking our people and looting food and animals, but the UPDF has deployed heavily in the area that they like to attack,\u201d Mr Okot said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe two Karimojong we arrested on Monday were cooking some of the food items they had looted up in the hill bordering Agago and Karamoja. We have been having meetings in the different areas prone to their attacks and the community is alert,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Mr Geoffrey Kilama, a resident of Adilang , said the raiders threaten to kill them if they decline to hand over the food.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey open people\u2019s doors at night and ask you to choose between keeping animals, food items, and death. For fear of death, surrender their food,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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