Nairobi, April 27 -- The General Court Martial at Makindye in Uganda on Wednesday set free 32 Kenyans who were jailed in April for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.

The group had been jailed for 20 years for the crimes committed in the Karamoja sub-region of Uganda.

Setting them free, the Court Martial said there were procedural irregularities during the trial.

Brig-Gen Freeman Mugabe reversed a ruling by Col Bernard Arinaitwe at the 3rd Division Military Court Martial based in Moroto District where they appeared. The group had been arrested on April 8, 2023, during a cordon-and-search operation by Ugandan soldiers within Turkana Kraals at Lokiryaout village in Northern Uganda, where they had crossed into.

They were sente...