Kajo-Keji Commissioner Engages Red Cross on Displacement

(KAJO-KEJI COUNTY) – Commissioner Wani Jackson Mule has welcomed an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) humanitarian assessment team to his office in Mere, amid a worsening humanitarian situation in the county. The meeting took place on Friday last week.

The Commissioner told the visiting delegation that his administration has been dealing with continued cross border tensions, including a surprise attack by Ugandan People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) in Nyainga-Muda on 28 July 2025.

He said the incident forced many residents, most of them farmers, to flee their homes. Those displaced are mainly children, women and the elderly.

According to the Commissioner, the displaced people are now sheltering in six makeshift sites set up in damaged public buildings and religious institutions in Kangapo Two and Liwolo Payams.

Hon. Mule expressed concern that, so far, no formal relief assistance has reached the internally displaced persons (IDPs), apart from small amounts of food items, such as biscuits and milk, donated by religious groups to separated children.

He confirmed that county authorities had already visited all six IDP sites to assess the conditions on the ground and gather first hand information on the humanitarian impact of the violence.

The ICRC team, working in partnership with the Kajo-Keji County Relief and Rehabilitation Commission, is examining the state of the Juba–Kajo-Keji road, inspecting the IDP sites and assessing the wider humanitarian needs across the county.

The findings are expected to guide possible response measures.