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Uganda and Kenya agree in Kampala talks on Okukaraba reconciliation and compensation for 2022 Karamoja killings

International Relations Verified Kampala 22 May 2026 Severity: 1/5

According to The Observer, Ugandan officials and a Kenyan delegation led by envoy John Munyes Kiyonga, carrying a message from President Ruto to President Museveni, held talks in Kampala and agreed to use the Okukaraba cultural justice framework. The two sides agreed to set up compensation for the families of Ugandan geologists and UPDF soldiers killed in Karamoja in 2022, and outgoing Vice President Jessica Alupo directed technical teams to begin consultations on compensation and a reconciliation ceremony.

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