Even poor infrastructure has not dimmed their determination to be the leading milk producing region in the county. During the day, there is a beehive of activities along footpaths that snake their way due to the topography of the region. Women are spotted leading donkeys with milk hanging in plastic containers as they head to the cooling plants.

Our leaders should prove Museveni wrong by fighting the outdated practice that has bedevilled the region for decades. Their show of anger to the public could easily fuel anger and result into more raids at the Uganda-Kenya border.