Kotido district authorities have destroyed 99 jerrycans of Waragi that was impounded in last year’s operations against the sale of the illicit gin in the district.

Kotido DPC Justus Tugaineyo while giving a brief said the disposition was overdue, noting that according to a court order dated 22^nd October 2022, the chief magistrate had ordered for a total of 47 jerrycans to be destroyed and they were trying to secure another court order so that they could destroy 130 jerrycans at once.

It was however noted that of the 130 jerrycans in the stores, 26 jerrycans were found empty and 5 at half way something Tugaineyo attributes to damages.

The exercise was almost suspended by Kigozi Lameck the Kidepo region deputy police commander who was skeptical about the issues surrounding the emptiness of the other jerrycans and also lack of a court order for the destruction of the 83 other jerrycans by the chief magistrate.

After a standoff of close to 15 minutes, authorities agreed to destroy the 99 full jerrycans but Ambrose Onoria the Kotido RDC tasked the DPC to come up with a detailed accountability of the 26 jerrycans and also to expedite the availability of the court order for the 83 jerrycans.

Cue//…Onoria on waragi