Kenya seeks out of court settlement for 42 herders jailed in Uganda
UPDF officers on Moroto – Kotido road in Napak District, Uganda escorting Karamojong herders after rescuing herds of cattle from the Pokot rustlers in 2019. PHOTO | MORGANI MBABAZI | NMG
Kenya’s Turkana County leaders are now seeking an out-of-court settlement for the release of 42 herders serving sentences in various prisons in Uganda for offences that include killings, livestock theft, and possession of illegal firearms, ammunition, and crude weapons.
The county's Governor Jeremiah Lomorukai and Speaker Christopher Nakuleu have vowed to secure the release of the herders, offering to recompense for lives lost as earlier demanded by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.
