#PASTORALIST ACTIVIST KILLED IN COLD BLOOD BY SUSPECTED LOCAL DEFENSE FORCE (LDU).
By Loupa Pius Da
Karamoja today losses the pastoralist rights defender mzee Apollo the elder brother of #David Pulkol he was killed in the line of duty trying to advocate for security support towards protecting the livelihoods of the Karamojong #pastoralists that have continues to lose their natural resources that include livestock, land and minerals.
Mzee Apollo is the Local Council III (LCIII) of Rupa Sub county. He was shot dead at broad day light just in cold blood in the military detach in Kidepo in Rupa Sub county, Moroto District. He was killed by those that are mandates by law to protect him, property and livelihoods of his people.
Mzee, during his tenure advocated for safeguarding pastoralists rights to lands and benefit from their minerals that has influenced the formation of Rupa Community Development Trust (RUCODET) that has negotiated for affair voice of pastoralists women and youth to be heard in the planning and development in the trust.
He had gone to find out about the stolen livestock of Karamojong (Matheniko) that were recovered and were still under the control command of the UPDF and Auxiliary force of LDUs.
Moroto loses the person of integrity just close to the festive season.
Rest In peace comrade in action for peace and pastoralists rights in Karamoja frontiers.
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