President's Directive on Balaalo Eviction From Northern Uganda Was Issued in Good Faith

Maj Gen Busizoori Oversees Eviction of Balaalo from Northern Uganda

Nwoya District — Major General Felix Busizoori, Commander of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 4th Infantry Division, has launched a regional tour to oversee the implementation of Presidential Executive Orders No. 2 and 3 of 2025, which mandate the eviction of illegal pastoralists—commonly known as the Balaalo—from Northern Uganda. His visit follows a month-long public sensitisation campaign aimed at ensuring peaceful compliance with the…

President's directive on Balaalo eviction from Northern Uganda was issued in good faith

FILE PHOTO: Some of the impounded cattle belonging to defiant migrant cattle keepers exiting Amuru district  COMMENT | NANTEZA SARAH KYOBE | President Yoweri Museveni last month issued a second directive for the eviction of migrant cattle keepers, commonly referred to as Balaalo, from northern Uganda. Following the president’s eviction order, the media has been flooded with stories about claims of legitimate land ownership and other related disp…