Buganda Parliamentary Caucus sound Balaalo alarms

Members of Parliament (MPs)from Buganda Parliamentary Caucus have sounded alarm over reports that the cattle keepers (balaalo) who were evicted from Northern Uganda have begun to infiltrate the cattle corridors in the Central region!

“We have reports that is beginning to filter through that the balaalo who were chased from Acholi and greater North are slowly finding their way to the areas Central & especially they target districts of Kayunga, Ntenjeru and the greater cattle corridor. We are following this development consciously, deliberately and we will even undertake a tour of the suspected route of the cattle exodus and try to establish the truth of that matter,” said Hon Muwanga Kivumbi (MP Butambala County).

Muwanga, who is also the Chairperson Buganda Parliamentary Caucus made the remarks during a press briefing at Parliament where he noted that although the Central region made it simple for everyone to settle, the region is currently facing enormous pressures on its land.

He said the pressure is characterised by a dense population, huge land conflicts & evictions, and such challenges cannot be further compounded by welcoming the balaalo.

“The people who are nomads must know that nomadism had its time and that time is past, it is a primitive behaviour, their cattle isn’t the owner of all the grass in this land, that they will walk up to Alaska looking for green pasture, so we ask them to go where they came from,” explained Muwanga.

“We always welcome people who come and settle here and make a positive impact but we can only take so much, the land here isn’t elastic, our hospitality can’t be abused to an extent, therefore, we will keep track of this issue, and rally our people,” added Kivumbi.