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Analyse Acholi War

New Vision (Kampala)
EDITORIAL
February 18, 2003
Posted to the web February 18, 2003
Kampala
LAST FRIDAY 31 UNRF former rebels arrived back at Entebbe from Khartoum. The
International Organisation for Migration will take them to Arua where they will
get resettlement packages or join the UPDF.
Roughly 5,000 rebels have so far taken advantage of the Amnesty Act to return
to normal civilian life. Most have come from West Nile while less than 10 per
cent have come from Acholi, the epicentre of the northern rebellion.
Government is not against negotiated solutions. Former rebels are taking
advantage of the amnesty. Other areas like Lango and Teso that once had serious
problems with rebellion are now peaceful and prospering.
Even in Acholi former rebels like Walter Ochorra have been elected to prominent
leadership positions. Government has not excluded them from power.
Of course government must continue to seek a negotiated solution to bring the
LRA out of the bush. This can save money and lives. But we need to look deeper
into why rebellion remains so persistent in Acholi.

   

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