Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has threatened to expel Kenyans from his country over cattle rustling.
In an executive order dated May 19, 2023, Museveni said Kenyans living in Turkana will be expelled for smuggling illegal guns
“I give the Turkana population six months to implement my directives. If, however, the issue of the guns illegally entering Uganda, the hand-over of the criminals who killed our Geologists or the use of traditional justice and return of the stolen cattle are not resolved, I will have no alternative but to expel all the Turkana's," he said.
"... They will never be allowed to re-enter Uganda with their cattle."
Museveni said through the coordination of the two governments, the Turkana must bring back the cattle they allegedly stole.
“Here caution should be exercised because our own people could be exaggerating the numbers. In order to ease the task of cattle identification, the two governments should coordinate on cattle branding to show the district and sub-county of the cattle populations,” he added.
In April, a Ugandan court sentenced some 32 Kenyans to 20 years each for illegally possessing guns.
The Turkana herders were convicted after pleading guilty.
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