Gen Muhoozi said the UPDF would strengthen up security in the Karamoja subregion.

The UPDF will continue to beef up security in the Karamoja subregion by deploying more personnel in each of the nine districts, according to Commander Land Forces Lt. Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, ahead of a forceful disarmament next month.

According to Gen. Muhoozi, the Ministry of Defense has already provided armored and air assistance to the region, preventing cattle thefts and contributing to the disarmament exercise, and more personnel will be sent to the region.

He claims that military disarmament will be necessary because voluntary disarmament has generated minimal results.

Lt. Gen. Kainerugaba stated that the government will continue to beef up security in the region as it consolidates the region’s already existent peace. He claims that, in addition to air support, motorized infantry, and increased surveillance, each region would receive at least a battalion.

This is in accordance with President Yoweri Museveni’s directions given during a meeting with key leaders and security officials at Morulinga, his regional presidential office. Lt. Gen. Kainerugaba also urged the Karimojong leaders to put their differences aside.

On Monday, he spoke with Karamoja district leaders at Brigade headquarters, where RDCs, district chairpersons, and top UPDF commanders held talks and planned out a strategy for making the region more peaceful.

Brig. Gen. Joseph Balikudembe, Commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, stated that without peace in the region, progress would be a pipe dream.

Brig. Gen. Zaake Okolong, the 3rd Division’s second-in-command, urged leaders and residents to report anyone in possession of illicit firearms in order to eliminate insecurity. The UPDF, according to Gen. Okolong, is willing to work with leaders and peace activists in the approaching aggressive disarmament.

The UPDF and sister security groups should increase pressure on aggressive disarmament, according to Milton Odongo, the RDC for Nabilatuk area. According to Odongo, the sub-instability region’s has been exacerbated by porous borders, a poor communication network, and political failures, among other factors.

Felix Lochaale, the Karenga district chairperson, praised the ongoing disarming, claiming that it has reduced livestock theft.

Paul Lote, the Kotido district chairperson, praised the existing unity among leaders, but stressed that the region should embrace peaceful disarmament.