By WESWA RONNIE
BUDUDA
Shock has engulfed Bududa after a youth aged 24 was shot dead this morning by unknown cattle wrestlers at Mt Elgon national park.
Mr. Milton Kamoti the Bududa district LCV chairperson, the deceased is identified the diseased as Simon Wambette a resident of Mutai village, Mirumba parish in Bushiyi sub-county.
He said Wambette was shot today at Mt Elgon Nation Park where he had gone with his colleague to get bamboo shoots for sale.
Mr. Kamoti added that according to his colleague they went with, these wrestlers ten in number were passing in the park with stolen animals when they shot at them injuring his friend who bled to death later.
Mr. Kamoti the yet-to-be-known cattle wrestlers were going to the side of the Sironko district with stolen animals from Pokot on the Kenya side.
He revealed that they shot at these bamboo collectors after they discovered that they had known them and they feared being exposed.
Mr. Hilary Nuweraza the Bududa district police commander has confirmed the incident saying the body has been removed from the park and has been given to the family for burial. Ends
