Acholi to Get Us$2b
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New Vision (Kampala)
May 14, 2004
Posted to the web May 14, 2004
Dennis Ojwee
Kampala
THE Minister of State for Northern Uganda Rehabilitation, Grace Akello, has said the
Government has set aside US$2b (about 4 trillion Uganda shillings) under a new
programme for the reconstruction of northern Uganda.
Akello, who was giving an interview on Gulu's Mega FM recently, said the money was to
be spent on reconstructing the war-ravaged north, particularly the Acholi sub-region.
She said the fund would be used to rehabilitate dilapidated areas and create
income-generating activities to eradicate poverty.
"There is no doubt the Government will reconcile with the Acholi people after the war
and will develop the north. What is important is for the Acholi to lay down their arms
for good," she said.
The minister appealed to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) to stop using abducted
children to plant landmines to kill innocent civilians. She said children were
innocent and should not be used to perpetrate crimes against humanity.
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Also appearing on the show were two representatives of Alice Lakwena's former Holy
Spirit rebel group, Mark Okello and John Baptist Okidi.
They appealed to Kony and all the LRA rebels to follow Lakwena's lead and surrender
for the sake of peace in the region.
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