A joint force of the army and police last week arrested Karamoja war kingpin, Lokitan Lomiri, in a raid in Moroto, Napak and Katakwi. The operation also recovered 106 guns.
According to the UPDF 3rd Division Spokesperson, Maj Isaac Oware, Lomiri was arrested in Moroto in possession of a sub-machine gun. The army say they have been on a hunt for Lomiri, a renowned criminal.
More than 400 Karamajong warriors have been arrested in separate operations that were launched in a crackdown on cattle raids and a wave of killings in the area.
Police last week also announced a crackdown on theft and robbery of motor vehicles. In the first week police recovered 34 cars and returned 11 of them to their owners. Police state that their hunt will extend to chop dealers where stolen vehicles are dismantled, garages, and secondhand dealers.
The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party candidate for the Busongora by-election Gideon Mujungu Thembo was declared winner of the election last Thursday with 12,088 votes.
The National Unity Platform (NUP) party candidate, Mr Jackson Mbaju, came second with 6,866 votes, while Mr Alozious Kighema Baguma of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party, was third with 5,564 votes.
Raila Odinga, who came second in Kenya’s presidential election, has gone to court to challenge the result, describing it as “fraudulent”.
In a scathing 70-page legal argument, he alleges there was a pre-planned effort to alter the outcome.
According to the electoral commission, Mr Odinga took 48.8% of the vote, losing to William Ruto’s 50.5%. An independent monitoring organisation said the commission’s result was in line with its own projection.
However, four of the seven electoral commissioners refused to endorse the outcome, alleging that the way the results were tallied was “opaque”.
UK High Commissioner Jane Marriott has dismissed claims that she and her country interfered in Kenya’s recently concluded general election.
Ms Marriott was reacting to allegations on social media that she pressured the electoral commission to declare William Ruto as president-elect following the disputed poll.
Some users shared unverified photos of her shaking hands with Mr Ruto and the electoral body chairperson Wafula Chebukati. In a series of tweets, Ms Marriott said the UK “does not support nor have a view on any candidates or parties in elections”, terming the claims “misinformation”.
“Who Kenyans elect is a matter for the people of Kenya. We met people from across the political spectrum to explain the UK’s programmes and partnerships with Kenya, including independent institutions,” she said.
Ms Marriott said Kenya would remain a vital UK partner, adding that Britain was ready to support the leaders elected by the people. Presidential poll loser Raila Odinga on Monday urged unnamed foreign countries to cease meddling in Kenyan politics.
