Uganda, May 1 -- Leaders in Kitgum District have petitioned President Museveni on the need for a sustainable solution to the destruction caused by marauding elephants in the area.

The district chairperson Christopher Obol Arwai said several herds of elephants from Kidepo Valley National Park had increasingly been straying into the community and destroying several acreages of garden crops.

He added: "For the last four years since 2020 to date, the frequency of animal invasion from Kidepo National Game Park in Karenga District into the different sub-Counties in Kitgum has increased. Several herds of elephants are invading our areas.''

The affected sub-counties include Orom East, Orom, Namukora North, Omiya West and Mucwini.

He noted tha...