ken simiyu Ugandan government has handed over stolen cattle to Turkana County Government.

According to Loima Sub County administrator, Titus Ekiru, 9 cows were stolen December last year by the Tepes of Uganda.

He added that the Ugandan Police Defence Force (UPDF) pursued the raiders and were able to recover the cattle.

“Last year December, 9 cattle rustlers Raided Turkana kraals of Naput and made away with 9 cows. The raiders were later followed by the UPDF to Tapach in Uganda a place that is inhabited by the Tepes where they recovered the cattle.

Mr. Ekiru said that the defense force were able to arrest one suspect adding that 8 are still at large.

He noted that the suspect was forced to hand over 19 cows according to the Nabilatuk principle.

“The suspect had to give 19 cows according to the Nabilatuk resolution which is the guiding principle on how to deal with cattle raiders.

According to Mr. Ekiru, the Nabilatuk resolution were agreements put together by the pastoralists in the Karamojong region as deterrence to the cattle rustlers.

                     

 The leadership of Uganda and Turkana County met at Loputuk to agree on how to pay back stolen animals.

They decided on the Nabilatuk resolution that states that if a person steals one cow, he will be forced to pay back one multiplied by two plus one cows.

The function which was presided over by the Resident District Commissioner Moroto Mr. Pirir, Turkana County Member of County Assembly representing Lokiriama/Lorengipi ward Mr. Patrick Imana and Loima Sub County administrator, Titus Ekiru was done in Loputuk, Moroto District.