MK,
Is this from New Vision or Rupiny? If the latter, do you have the Luo
version?
Thanks.
Vukoni
Matek Opoko wrote:
I shocked by the statement of LC 3 of Okwang
Is he eating? Zadok Odongo
Sir- I was overwhelmed by shock and anger after reading the local
tabloid, Rupiny of 20.9.2006 on the issue of Land on page 4, titled
“Kop lobo pwod tye anyweno wi Langi.” The statements attributed to the
LC 3 of Okwang, Zadok Odongo attacking the residents (although
currently he is in the squalid camps) of Barlegi was not amusing to
say the least.
He said that “if the residents don’t give their land to the president,
then the UPDF will not defend them against the LRA.”
Is the LRA war about land? I want ask Odongo Zadok that should peace
return to northern Uganda, what are the people of Barlegi going to
profit from after selling their land to the President Museveni and his
personal army the PGB?
Land brings about enormous profit to a community but a military
barracks brings with it, raping young girls, terrorising the locals,
taking the women from their partners by force, and torturing civilians
as they have been doing for the last 20 years.
When a visitor comes to your home and his eyes glitters at the sight
of beautiful items in your home, does it mean that you give your items
to the visitor?
It was government failure that uprooted its own people and forced them
into camps; destitute today, some are walking and sleeping in the
streets of Kampala.
In their entire history Langi and Acholi have never begged for food
from anywhere, it is Museveni's war and encampment of the people that
has destroyed their livelihood and rendered them vulnerable.
Strangely enough, on the 4^th page of Rupiny dated 9-15.8.2006,
Museveni’s Minister Omara Atubo, who is being used as the smoke screen
to grab our land, said that “Museveni does not want to grab land.” But
we are hearing everyday that Museveni, his family and military
officers are grabbing land in different parts of Uganda. So how can we
believe the minister's statement?
Zadok should be ashamed of saying that if Lango land is not given to
Museveni then the war will continue. Is Museveni’s government fighting
to grab land or to bring peace?
Zadok are the type of people who “eats” by “selling” hot air about the
innocent people of northern Uganda. Since he is now advocating for
Museveni to grab our land or the 'peasants to give it' to him, it must
be clear that he has been given something small for his up-keep,
perhaps a brown envelope?
Cpl. Lubangakene K, Kabamba.
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