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Viewing cable 07KAMPALA561, UGANDA: SAVE THE CHILDREN UGANDA ALLEGES ATTACK ON

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07KAMPALA561 2007-03-30 07:29 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Kampala
VZCZCXRO9803
RR RUEHGI RUEHRN RUEHROV
DE RUEHKM #0561/01 0890729
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 300729Z MAR 07
FM AMEMBASSY KAMPALA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 8508
INFO RUCNIAD/IGAD COLLECTIVE
RUEHXR/RWANDA COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 KAMPALA 000561 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PHUM PGOV KWMN MOPS SOCI UG
SUBJECT: UGANDA:  SAVE THE CHILDREN UGANDA ALLEGES ATTACK ON 
KARAMONJONG BY UPDF 
 
1.  (SBU) Summary:  Save the Children Uganda, an auxiliary 
non-governmental organization (NGO) to Save the Children USA, 
released a report on an alleged Ugandan military attack in Karamoja 
that killed 66 children and 20 adults.  At Save the Children USA's 
request, Save the Children Uganda shared the report with the 
Government on March 28. The report has been widely distributed 
before its public release on March 30.  The military said that it 
engaged in a battle with Karamojong warriors who refused to disarm 
near Kotido and Abim in which 52 Karamojong warriors and 4 soldiers 
were killed.  The military also refutes the report's claims that it 
has laid landmines in the region. Emboffs and DATT have urged the 
Ugandan People's Defense Force (UPDF) to use the report 
constructively and do a thorough investigation of the allegations. 
End Summary. 
 
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BACKGROUND 
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2.  (SBU) On March 28, Save the Children USA requested a meeting 
with Embassy officers and shared a copy of the Save the Children 
Uganda report which was to be made public on March 30.  The report 
alleges that the UPDF, unprovoked, attacked a Karamoja kraal (a 
temporary settlement traditionally for Karamojong herdsman) in 
Kotido District. Reportedly, village adults, children, and elders 
from Apa Losiya were gathering to "greet" approaching UPDF.  The 
report provided eyewitness accounts from some of the 256 people 
interviewed.  However, the report does not include a UPDF account. 
 
 
3.  (SBU) The people of the Apa Losiya kraal allegedly had struck a 
protection deal with the UPDF in January.  The deal reportedly 
soured when the villagers heard a rumor of a planned UPDF attack. 
The Karamajong believed the UPDF may have been trying to disarm them 
of the guns they had identified for the UPDF's disarmament program 
UPDF as a sign of good faith.  The Losiya elders relocated the kraal 
without informing the UPDF to divert the rumored attack.  When the 
UPDF was approaching on February 12, the Apa Losiya group claimed 
that they believed the UPDF may have wanted to discuss the original 
protection agreement and were anticipating a friendly visit. 
 
4.  (SBU) According to the report, on February 12, a child herder 
spotted the UPDF near Apa Losiya kraal.  The community gathered and 
waited for the approaching UPDF.  A village elder and young boy, who 
went to greet the soldiers, allegedly were shot. Eyewitnesses report 
that the UPDF opened fire on the gathered people who subsequently 
scattered, leaving many children and elderly behind.  As the 
shooting continued, armored vehicles allegedly advanced.  At 2:00 in 
the afternoon, a helicopter gunship is reported to have fired on Apa 
Lopus kraal (the site of the protection agreement discussions 
between the UPDF and the Karamojong in the area). 
 
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SAVE THE CHILDREN USA CONCERNS 
------------------------------ 
 
5.  (SBU) Save the Children USA requested a meeting with the Embassy 
officers to share the Save the Children Uganda report.  Peter 
Nkhonjera, Country Director for Save the Children USA and Muluemebet 
Chekol, Deputy Africa Area Director told emboffs that they had 
called several diplomatic missions to express their concerns about 
the report.  Chekol stated that the report was extremely one-sided. 
According to Chekol, Save the Children USA and Uganda are in the 
process of unifying into "Save the Children in Uganda," a process 
that will be completed later this year.  Save the Children USA has 
finished an assessment of Karamoja that will be released in April. 
Nkhonjera was concerned that if the UPDF were ambushed by the report 
which contained unverified information, Save the Children's ability 
to work in Karamoja would be undermined. 
 
6.  (SBU) Peter Nkhonjera advised Save the Children Uganda to share 
the report with the GOU and UPDF to get their response prior to 
publication, which was set for March 30.  Save the Children Uganda 
did share the report with Aston Kajara, the Minister of State for 
Karamoja on March 28.  Kajara said he needed to consult the 
military, which he did on March 29.  Kajara and the UPDF also met 
with Save the Children Uganda. 
 
7.  (SBU) Emboffs and DATT also shared the report with key 
government and military officials to obtain more information, hear 
the military's version of events, and to urge an investigation of 
the allegations.  UPDF Spokesman Felix Kulayigye told P/E Chief that 
the Defense Minister Crispus Kiyonga would hold a press conference 
on March 31 on the military operations against the Allied Democratic 
Front rebels in western Uganda but would field questions about the 
alleged Karamoja incident.  Privately, we have heard that senior 
UPDF officers were "outraged" by the report.  Their immediate 
reactions included questioning why no elected local government 
leaders or parliamentarians raised the issue with the military. 
 
KAMPALA 00000561  002 OF 002 
 
 
Second, the UPDF claimed that it has not had landmines in its 
inventory for over 16 years to refute allegations that it was mining 
the area. 
 
8.  (SBU) Kajara was investigating the Save the Children Uganda 
allegations.  His first task was to clarify whether or not the Save 
the Children Uganda report was referring to a well-publicized clash 
on February 12 between Kotido and Abim.  Kajara traveled with the 
Defense Minister and parliamentarians two weeks ago to look into 
complaints about that incident.  The member of Parliament from 
Kabong, Simon Lokodo, accompanied Kajara and Kiyonga to meet with 
local leaders and victims of the attack.  A number of children were 
killed during heavy fighting between the UPDF and the Karamojong 
warriors. 
 
9.  (SBU) Comment:  We have impressed upon senior UPDF leaders, the 
Chief of Military Intelligence, and the GOU officials the importance 
of investigating the allegations.  We will continue to seek accurate 
information regarding the report, but note that Save the Children 
USA's fear that it would be caught up in the controversy have 
materialized.  International press reports were not distinguishing 
between the two organizations. 
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