By John Ogulei
SOROTI
The Soroti District Resident Commissioner (RDC) has given a one week’s ultimatum to all Soroti residents who vandalized the railway line and took its slippers to return them or face arrest and subsequent jail sentences.
Speaking to this reporter at his Soroti Office, Patrick Okumu revealed that the ultimatum starts with immediate effect and residents of the affected communities in the Sub Counties of Tubur and Arapai need to adhere to the directive.
He said that the residents with the railway materials must handover the materials to the area LC’s and have them put in the gazetted place.
“Some of these people took the materials for constructing their latrines but it was illegal. So I want to appeal to the people to handover the materials to avoid the wrath of the law,” Okumu said.
He added people are removing the railway slippers thinking that the government isn’t going to revive the railway transport.
He also revealed that a team of military Police has been deployed to ensure the safe recovery of the materials.
“It’s illegal for you to have what doesn’t belong to you,” Okumu noted.
Those who will be arrested will face likely sentences of 10 years once prosecuted in the courts of law.
