Thirty-two Kenyan pastors have been sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Ugandan military court after pleading guilty to illegally possessing weapons, a military official told AFP on Thursday.

The 32 men, who were arrested on Saturday and tried in Moroto, a region in northeastern Uganda bordering Kenya, were found “guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to illegal possession of firearms and ammunition,” Brigadier General Joseph said. They are sorry. in Moroto.

According to the official, 32 herdsmen in Turkana district in northern Kenya were arrested after putting out the fire. 31 guns and 762 cartridges were recovered in a joint operation with security and intelligence forces, he said.

Armed conflicts are frequent in this region where the borders of Uganda, South Sudan, and Kenya are located, mainly over the control of livestock that is starting to settle.