Customs or Scarcity? Cattle rustling: the Underlying problem.

Customs and traditions based on the norms of a given society are paramount in modeling behavior. To the contrary beliefs and practices induced by scarcity are a cause of many conflicts in developing countries. Cattle rustling is a practice by one of the tribes in Uganda. The Karamojong people have lived with this belief that all cattle in the world belongs to them and there fore they keep raiding the neighboring tribes of cattle.This activity is a source of new generation conflict which many
think is a practice by notorious young people. As they are known, the Karacunas are you and energetic male youth from this Karamojong tribe that occupies the top North Eastern corner of Uganda in the districts of Kotido and Moroto. Map of Uganda click here. The practice involves use of small arms and light weapons and involves a lot of violence and cause many deaths.Details click here