Kotido deputy RDC John Magezi Lukooki has warned the locals in the areas bordering game reserves and national parks to desist from poaching, saying those caught will be arrested and arraigned in the courts of law.

According to Magezi, authorities have received reports of the escalation of poaching by poachers who are mainly using Flash lights, illegal guns, bow and arrows to kill the wildlife, something he says endangers the wildlife population.

Magezi says they have also received reports that the main markets for this game meat are in town majorly the areas of Narikapet and Entebbe area.

Magezi has advised those involved in the killing and the sale of game meat to desist from these acts and become the major protectors of the wild life.

Cue//…Magezi on poaching

According to the Wildlife act of 2019 a person who hunts, sells and buys any wild life product upon conviction shall be liable to a maximum fine of 200 million shillings or to a jail term or both.