Kenyan Govt Will Pay, Museveni Says Over Killing of Five Ugandans in Turkana
Museveni has been a close ally of President Ruto, but the two don't see eye to eye on several issues, including the contentious ownership of the Migingo Islands...
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has demanded that the Kenyan government compensate Uganda for the deaths of five individuals, including three geologists and two soldiers, allegedly killed by Turkana warriors in March 2022.
- The victims were on a mineral mapping exercise in Moroto, Uganda, when they were attacked near the Uganda-Kenya border.
- President Museveni stated that Kenya will pay financial compensation to the victims' families, with a joint ceremony to be held with President William Ruto in Moroto.
- The Turkana warriors reportedly also took two guns from the soldiers during the 2022 incident.
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