Uganda Jails 32 Kenyans For Crimes

Thirty-two Kenyan nationals have been sentenced to 10 years in jail by a military court sitting in Uganda’s north-eastern district of Moroto.

Report says they were found guilty of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, offences triable in a military court in Uganda.

Uganda’s deputy army spokesperson, Col Deo Akiiki, has confirmed the sentences.

Each offence attracts a 10-year jail term and the court ruled that the convicts will serve the sentences concurrently.

The Kenyans are all residents of the bordering Lodwar district. They were convicted on their own plea of guilty and will serve their sentences at Moroto government prison.

Uganda’s army said the arrests were part of a disarmament exercise in the region.

BBC/Christopher Ojilere