Government has been urged to take affirmative action to improve the livelihoods of Ugandans in the Karamoja sub-region.

A section of elders in Kotido district have demanded an apology from the troubled minister in charge of Karamoja Affairs over the theft of Karamoja relief items.

District Chairpersons in the Karamoja sub-region have joined their Members of Parliament calling for the immediate arrest of the Minister in charge of Karamoja Affairs Mary Gorreti Kitutu to aid the investigations into the alleged theft of iron sheets. 

Officers under the Police Anti Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) command in Karamoja have been urged to observe human rights and be disciplined in the course of their duties.

The joint security agencies recovered 8 guns from Karamojong warriors in the last week.

According to Michael Longole the Karamoja Regional police Spokesperson, a team of Regional Crime Intelligence Officers is Nabilatuk have set out to investigate how the suspects escaped.

Police in Napak district are searching for gunmen who ambushed and killed a businessman.

Three people are in custody at Moroto police station on suspicion of engaging in child trafficking. The trio was intercepted with 13 South Sudanese children aged between 6 and 7 years.

At least 17 children aboard a Gateway Bus that was trafficking them to unknown destination from Karamoja have been rescued by the Police in Napak district.

Fear and panic have gripped residents of Napak district after a suspected rapist escaped with a fully loaded police firearm.