By Peter Oneka Lucoromoi
26 Oct 2023
Acholi people do not hate other indigenous groups, because it’s on record that Acholi took care of a lot of people who are not from the Acholi Community, talk of Late Abiriga, Gen.Moses Ali, President Museveni, Gen. Salim Saleh, and others. These leaders would not be alive if not because of the sacrifices made by our children.
What we are detesting is the smart move of the NRM government to settle Banyarwanda in Northern Uganda, particularly the Acholi subregion.
It is childish to say people are selling their land willingly, yet people are being propelled by the destitution they are languishing in.
Even fools are well aware that Acholi used to keep their wealth in the form of livestock and since they were all raided our people were left with empty hands. Whether these looters were Kjongs or not, the NRM government takes the blame, because it happened in their regime, and it is the mandate of the government through a national army to defend its citizens.
Acholis were ordered to leave their homes and settle in IDP camps, where they lost their customs, resources, health, and others.
Acholi people went through a lot of atrocities during the war and really required holistic rehabilitation after the war, but it’s the same government that allocated money for this purpose and at the same time just sees its officials diverting and squandering the funds, a good example is how PDM fund was stolen.
Acholi went back home without anything to start life with, which is why these frustrated and traumatized people from the IDP camps started by hiring their land for burning charcoal and later resorted to selling.
Putting a certain tribe in an absolute level of poverty, with a lot of trauma and frustration, then bringing people with a lot of money to manipulate them, can also be referred to as genocide.
I look at what is happening in Acholi as a genocide. I studied History and international relations at some level, and I have the ability to project the situation.
Acholi will end up in, and if our words can enlighten our people, then we give Glory to God.
The writer is a blogger and can be got at lucoromoi@gmail.com or
lucoromoi2026.blogspot.com
