The question fellow citizens and members of the International Community is:
Why is the Museveni Military dictatorship "committed"so to say after 20 years
to the so called "resettlement"of IDP's and yet, at the some time Museveni is deploying even
many more troops and Militias in the Region of Northern and Eastern Uganda?
To me and many other independenr political observers deploying troops implies that the enviroment in Northern and Eastern Uganda is not conducive enough for the IDP to be resettled into their villages. Why then must one emback on the exercise if in fact the conditions are not conducive enough for the people to return home?
The way I see it, the NRM is in a catch 22 situation: keep citizens in the IDP camps, then you will deal with the pressure from members of the International Commuinty to disband the camps.
Release citizens into their villages without granting their security, then Lord behold "KONY
Attacks" and abduct many more fellow citizens. and again the Government will be in the hot sit.... As the governemnt will face more condemnation from Members of the International Commuinty and Ugandans . Face it Kaguta It is a no win situation for Kaguta. Lok ne odoko tek!!
Matek
Uganda: Ministers Meet Over IDPs Resettlement, Army Deployed
April 25, 2006
Posted to the web April 24, 2006
Monitor Reporter & Richard Egadu
Kampala
THE government will on Thursday host a consultative meeting with MPs from Acholi, Lango and Teso regions to discuss the resettlement of displaced people.
Prime Minister Apollo Nsibambi yesterday called the Daily Monitor to announce the meeting, which will take place at Kabira Club in Kampala at 9a.m.
"Some of the MPs, such as Reagan Okumu and Ogenga Latigo have been saying there was inadequate consultation," said Nsibambi.
"We are now inviting all the MPs from the concerned regions to this meeting. All the relevant ministers will
be there. Attendance is voluntary but we hope they will all turn up."
Last week, the army announced that IDPs would start returning to their homes this week, after 20 years of living in camps in squalid conditions.
The announcement, however, drew a mixed reaction.
Area MPs strongly opposed the move, relief agencies urged caution while some of the affected IDPs said they won't return unless their security is guaranteed.
Currently an estimated 1.6 million people have been internally displaced as a result of the Joseph Kony-led insurgency in the north and eastern Uganda.
Meanwhile, the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Aronda Nyakarima, on Friday directed the commanders of the 3rd and 4th divisions to heavily deploy at Teso-Karamoja and Karamoja-Lango borders as the resettlement of internally displaced persons starts.
As a result, eight battalions of the
Arrow Boys militia have been deployed in Amuria and Katakwi districts.
Also other troops will be deployed in Lira district.
