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Uganda Claims to Have Disarmed 80% of Karimojong Pastoralists
30 October 2008
New Vision (Kampala)
KAMPALA — The government has disarmed 80% of the warriors in Karamoja sub-region, a senior security official has said.
Olandason Wanyama reports that speaking at the closure of a two-day National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS) review workshop recently, the regional internal security officer, Emmy Twagira, said the region was now more peaceful.
"Compared to what people used to read and hear about Karamoja, the situation is not bad today," he said, adding that... (GunPolicy.org)