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Politicians in Uganda and South Sudan may be warned of the free movement of pastoralists and their livestock may not be possible if Kenya does not disarm the Turkana.
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Dr Adan Bika, Head of Dryland Development and Climate Change Adaption at Igad, said (19659004) Igad officials say they have sought and got approvals from Kenya, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Uganda.
Dr. Bika says that by allowing pastoralists to move in search of These are some of the poorest countries in the region to avoid loss of livestock during periods of prolonged drought.
climate change-resilient, reducing the possibility of hunger and livestock losses.
The Objectives of Samson Lokeris, Dodoth East Member of Parliament in Uganda, said that the only way that the protocol will gain acceptance is if Kenya disarms its pastoralists. 19659004] "Igad have told us they will deal with the issue of cattle rustlers.
Mr Lokeris, who said these remarks on behalf of Uganda, said he said.
Experts on the Transboundary Igad Protocol on Transhumance, said that the Kenya government's approach to disarming pastoralist communities has been set up by the Kenya Police Reserve (KPR) so that they can carry guns legally.
"Kenya's approach is If they give up their guns, they are registered as members of the KPR. The KPR is not trained by the Kenya Police, so they have been using it to carry out raids in Uganda, "he said.
While Uganda has local defence units that are trained by the police to defend pastoralists and their livestock , Mr Lokeris says the KPR does not work in the same way.
Similar sentiments have been previously made by Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro, South Sudan's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, who said that one of the things his country
He added that before South Sudan can agree to the transhumance protocol, the Turkana culture of cattle rustling
South Sudan's pastoralist steal livestock too, and still They are not as bad as Turkana.
The South Sudanese have also been accused of similar crimes, but they do not target the Karimojong, which Mr Lokeris represents in
Bika says that Igad is addressing the issue of cattle rustling.
One of the clauses proposing measures to register pastoralists moving their livestock to one country to another
"The protocol enhances the security of pastoralists and their host communities. "Bika said."
When a farmer is going to be a farmer, he is going to be a farmer. to make sure there is no change in the numbers.
Japheth Kasimbu, a transhumance expert at Igad, said that the protocol is not introducing anything new to the region.
He said that the only Kenya and Somalia, whose common border is sometimes closed.
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