The victims say that they have resolved to mobilize voters against the ruling NRM candidates in protest if their compensation is not paid before the end of the year.
Victims
of the Lords Resistance Army-LRA insurgency in West Nile
have vowed not to vote any NRM party candidate if they are not compensated 99.8 Billion Shillings
is not fulfilled.
The victims have resolved to mobilize voters against the ruling NRM
candidates in protest if their compensation is not paid before the end of the
year.
Between
1993 and 1996, hundreds of people from Arua and other
districts in West
Nile were killed, injured and their properties destroyed. However, 20 years down the road they have not been compensated by the
government.
Through
their lawyer Alaka and Company advocates, the 814 members of the association
also resolved to drag the government to court.
//Cue in; You cannot
suffer.…
Cue out: “… colleagues who suffered.//
Alex
Matua the chairperson of West Nile LRA war victims, who is seeking
compensation of over 200 million shillings feels betrayed by the NRM
leaders on whom they had hope. He said unless their compensation is fully paid,
they will go-ahead to sue the government and also continue to vote against the
NRM candidates in the region as a protest.
// Cue in I has so far.…
Cue out: “… will hear our cry.
//
The LRA war victims had planned to present
their petition to President Museveni during the groundbreaking ceremony
at Muni University a week ago but failed after some of the members
tested positive for covid-19.
Candia Stephen
Freelancer