The Ugandan Cattle Rustling Files
Cattle Rustling, a Situation That Just Got a Whole Lot Worse (Sylvester Onyang, AllAfrica.com)
According to the warriors who survived the bloody incident, the disagreement started at midday on July 10. Warriors from the Bokara ethnic group have been attacking the Pian and have stolen thousands of cattle in the last three months.
In an effort to recover their cattle, the Pian tried to track the thieves who had stolen their cattle but failed. As a sort of compensation for themselves, they stole nine goats.
A number of soldiers tried to track the footmarks of the thieves and arrived in Kosike village.
"Fighting ensued when the soldiers attempted to drive the cattle out of the homesteads," said one of the survivors, Ekone a Koriang.
Gunfire was exchanged between the two groups throughout Wednesday and into Thursday as UPDF soldiers were reinforcing troops and superior equipment like Mambas and Armoured Personnel Carriers.
Warriors also attracted intervention from civilians from Lolachat sub-county and Pokot warriors also amassed in large numbers from the kraals to help their kin.
"How can we lose thousands of heads of cattle to the Bokora and the army reacts just because of nine goats stolen from the Bokora?" asked one elder.
It is one of many strange quirks of my personality that I have been following Ugandan cattle rustling for many years. Thanks for indulging me.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 07/27/05 22:55 | International | Technorati
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