Karamoja Joint Security Forces Hold Meeting with Locals to End Gun Violence

Regional and district security teams in Karamoja sub region are actively involved in holding several peace building meetings.
The initiative is part of the community policing program in Karamoja where the regional and district security teams interface with the Karachunas or the Karamojong warriors particularly in Kotido and Kaabong Districts.
“As Joint Security Agencies, we remain grateful to local leaders in Karamoja region who have partnered the Joint Security Team to encourage the Karamoja warriors and all violent actors to desist from all forms of violent criminal activities that have cost many lives and disrupted livelihoods of many people with in the region,” said Fred Enanga the Police Spokesperson.
“We continue to remind the Karachunas that there are a number of shared cultural values and traditions in the community and also in the neighboring districts. So it’s important for them to desist from the act of violence and for the betterment of the Karamoja region,” he added.