The Acholi Paramount chief, Rwot David Onen Acana II has called on the Acholi people to start thinking about an acholi Agenda that will guide everybody including politicians and in influential position to prioritize issues affecting the region.
Rwot Acana said other sub regions have their agenda to show and there is need for the Acholi to have their own unifying agenda which everybody should be a part of.
“We have just been doing our own things where Politician do their own things, religious leaders do their own things as well as us chiefs doing our own things but this time we need to unite and have a stronger Acholi agenda that will unite us,” Rwot Acana said.
Acana also noted that the creation of districts and constituencies should not divide the Acholi people.
“Let the people who qualify from Pader work in Gulu and those who qualify in that particular job from Nwoya get the same opportunity in Amuru,” Rwort Acana said.
He said on many occasions even in job line, people from other districts are being denied opportunities.
Rwot Acana was speaking during the thanks giving mass for Mr Hillary Onek, the Lamwo County Member of Parliament held last Saturday in Lamwo district
President Yoweri Museveni who was expected to be the chief guest but did not turn up, pledged a tractor and 400 iron sheets to Palabek secondary school in Lamwo district.
The pledge was made on his behalf by Minister of Justice and constitutional affairs Gen. Kahinda Otafire Kahanda who represented him during the commissioning of a classroom block and science Laboratory constructed by the Family of Mr Onek.
Otafire said the 400 iron sheets will go towards the construction of the staff house at the school and that the president has also pledged to fully equip the science laboratory.
Mr Kalista Nyeko, the head teacher of the school said they have about 448 students in the school with 11 teachers on Government pay roll and nine being paid by Parents through the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) funds.
He noted that the issues of houses for teachers is a Major challenge
He also said they will use the tractor to farm about 30 hectares of land that the school has so that they can feed the students.
Lamwo MP Onek said his family donated about Shs80 million to the construction project at the school because he values Education.
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The Paramont Chief,Rwot David Achana II.Thank you for an innovative chapter at thanks giving Ceremonial speech for Mr Onek in Lamwo County.
We are shocked to received the Apaa indigenous attacks by the Government Police and UPDF in Pabbo Center and Apaa Villages.The latest report has revealed that over 4,000 armed Ugandan Forces have killed people in Apaa and about 10 people are under arrest with MP Gilbert Olanya inclusive, with businesses closed today Monday 7thSeptember,2015.
We appeal to Ker Kal Kwaro to sent Securitty Observer to give you feed back as a matter of urgency.
Your indigenous people are being killed in cold blood because of our ancestral Land.
“WAMITO OBOKE OLWEDO ME KEME KI MEROKO MA KUM BEDI GITYE DONY GITYEKO MONYO WAA NI.”
KA IGALE KA LARO KODI MEGI CI LOBO ACHOLI OBEDOK I GWARA.
MEGIWA,WOGIWA KI AWOBE KI ANYIRA DONG GILANYO GI OROMO.TWOKA WATOO PIGI KA RAC CI RAC GWOK ONANGO KI PII.
The 1st agenda should be fostering unity by reclaiming, restoring, promoting and maintaining Acoli culture: luo language, writing, songs, dances, ododo, koc, agriculture, food, hunting, cupo lawala, etc. This is broad, but to say the least: Let there be yearly competition which begin by Rwot leading people to hunt for one week and bring the kills for feast and celebration during which people compete in Acoli poems, songs, playing instruments, etc. Rwot can ask the Acoli diaspora to send in advance, different gifts for the different winners, in different activities.
Defend Acoli Land in the first place Rwot Acana, then the rest may follow suit. What have you got to say about Apaa land as the paramount chief of Acoli.
Ladit pa rwoddi, Rwot Achana apwoyo me mino wa bar me yaro lok ma mako wan Acholi. First of all yiito yat kijange tye ka kelo ayella. Land issue is preventing us Acholi to work together. It’s sad to here that some of us Acholi are being kill in cold blood in their own ancestral land. Therefore how can us Acholi bedo I wang oo maki tye mayo ngom ki I dud wa? Kong in Rwot madit mak burek dok cen i rot wang aker parwodi ni ducu. Wek ki nek mac madong ocako wang I gang kal pa Acholi ni. Lok pa ngom pa Acholi ka Gorverment tye kadonyo iye ci in macallo Lawirwodi omyero iyap dogi wek dano gungee bene ni in I tye kakonyo gi metyeko lok iye maber. Ka odoko rac ci cwal dwoni bot wilobo wek gunge bene gin ma kitye katimo I kom lwaki ma gin Acholi mapud gudok paco gi adoko after 25yrs of IDP torturous situation. Please Please Please we want to hear your voice over Amuru’s land issues. Dong odoko rac woko Rwot Achana. MPs keken dong pe gubitwero. Ngom first lok mukene kong dong kubed lacen. Tin Amuru diki Pader, Nwoya, Lamwo then what? Wadoko opii I ngom wa? Opii twero gi tye? Acholi togetherness must start from Acholi Land Issue Period