ACHOLI'S GEN. KONY AND THE DEFENCE AGAINST GEN. ALI'S MADI MILITIAS
CHANGE OF GUARDS - Museveni's impoverishment and land grabbing scheme is taking a new twist in northern Uganda. The Museveni regime has always sided with the Madi against the Acholi in the Apaa land saga. The latest information reveals that Museveni's Deputy Prime Minister, Gen. Moses Ali has formed a local militia comprised of his Madi tribesmen that is terrorising the helpless Acholi.
Consequently, the Acholi paramount Chief boycotted the Army's Tarehe Sita day celebrations in protest over the regime's failure to protect his people. During the same celebrations Museveni warned politicians from using the Apaa land conflict for political capital. While siding with the Madi, the regime has always accused some Acholi Parliamentarians of orchestrating the violence. A security team lead by the Deputy Chief of Military Intelligence (D/CMI) visited the affected area recently and must have submitted its findings to Museveni. Why not ISO and Police to carry out the probe instead of the military!!!
Gen. Moses Ali had been Amin's Finance Minister before he fled the country. When Iddi Amin was overthrown and a new government ushered in, Moses Ali founded a rebel group with bases in Congo and Southern Sudan. He received preferential military aid from Libya's Gaddafi. Following the overthrow of Obote in 1985 Moses Ali joined the Okello government. His troops commonly referred to as the Anyanya put up strong resistance against Museveni's NRA in Mbarara and at the strategic Katonga Bridge.
In December 1985, Gadaffi convened a meeting between Museveni and Moses Ali in Tripoli where it was agreed that Moses Ali withdraws his troops from Katonga Bridge so that the NRA could easily cross over. Indeed Moses Ali withdrew his troops and Museveni's NRA overran Katonga and captured Kampala. Museveni appointed Moses Ali to the cabinet as his 1,000 soldiers were incorporated into the NRA. However a few years later, Moses Ali was arrested and incarcerated in a military barracks for years over treasonous allegations.
At the end of the trial, court found him only guilty of illegal possession of two guns and was sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment. In 1992, he finished serving his sentence and was released before he made a comeback to the political arena. Since then, Museveni made him his permanent Deputy Prime Minister. He also rose in military ranks until his retirement at the ceremonial rank of General. Museveni uses him as bet to lure local support in the region. That is the background of Moses Ali's impunity.
On the other hand, the Acholi who dominated the UNLA were the major target of Museveni's NRA Bush War. Upon Museveni taking power in 1986, the Acholi formed self defense groups against persecution and reprisal attacks by the NRA. It is these self defense groups that pioneered the different armed rebel groups that evolved into the LRA under Joseph Kony. The LRA top leadership was indicted by the ICC and with the independence of South Sudan it lost its rear bases. Joseph Kony and some remnants of his LRA are hiding somewhere in CAR.
By diffusing their military prowess, Museveni had succeeded in subduing the Acholi. That is how the Madi are able to raise a regime backed militia with capacity to attack and displace the Acholi. If the Acholi dared to form a counter militia, the Museveni regime would obviously label it a rebel army and the consequences would be dire.
Would the situation be different for the Acholi if their own Joseph Kony and his LRA were still active in Acholiland???
INFORMATION IS POWER AND THE PROBLEM OF UGANDA IS MUSEVENISM
Consequently, the Acholi paramount Chief boycotted the Army's Tarehe Sita day celebrations in protest over the regime's failure to protect his people. During the same celebrations Museveni warned politicians from using the Apaa land conflict for political capital. While siding with the Madi, the regime has always accused some Acholi Parliamentarians of orchestrating the violence. A security team lead by the Deputy Chief of Military Intelligence (D/CMI) visited the affected area recently and must have submitted its findings to Museveni. Why not ISO and Police to carry out the probe instead of the military!!!
Gen. Moses Ali had been Amin's Finance Minister before he fled the country. When Iddi Amin was overthrown and a new government ushered in, Moses Ali founded a rebel group with bases in Congo and Southern Sudan. He received preferential military aid from Libya's Gaddafi. Following the overthrow of Obote in 1985 Moses Ali joined the Okello government. His troops commonly referred to as the Anyanya put up strong resistance against Museveni's NRA in Mbarara and at the strategic Katonga Bridge.
In December 1985, Gadaffi convened a meeting between Museveni and Moses Ali in Tripoli where it was agreed that Moses Ali withdraws his troops from Katonga Bridge so that the NRA could easily cross over. Indeed Moses Ali withdrew his troops and Museveni's NRA overran Katonga and captured Kampala. Museveni appointed Moses Ali to the cabinet as his 1,000 soldiers were incorporated into the NRA. However a few years later, Moses Ali was arrested and incarcerated in a military barracks for years over treasonous allegations.
At the end of the trial, court found him only guilty of illegal possession of two guns and was sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment. In 1992, he finished serving his sentence and was released before he made a comeback to the political arena. Since then, Museveni made him his permanent Deputy Prime Minister. He also rose in military ranks until his retirement at the ceremonial rank of General. Museveni uses him as bet to lure local support in the region. That is the background of Moses Ali's impunity.
On the other hand, the Acholi who dominated the UNLA were the major target of Museveni's NRA Bush War. Upon Museveni taking power in 1986, the Acholi formed self defense groups against persecution and reprisal attacks by the NRA. It is these self defense groups that pioneered the different armed rebel groups that evolved into the LRA under Joseph Kony. The LRA top leadership was indicted by the ICC and with the independence of South Sudan it lost its rear bases. Joseph Kony and some remnants of his LRA are hiding somewhere in CAR.
By diffusing their military prowess, Museveni had succeeded in subduing the Acholi. That is how the Madi are able to raise a regime backed militia with capacity to attack and displace the Acholi. If the Acholi dared to form a counter militia, the Museveni regime would obviously label it a rebel army and the consequences would be dire.
Would the situation be different for the Acholi if their own Joseph Kony and his LRA were still active in Acholiland???
INFORMATION IS POWER AND THE PROBLEM OF UGANDA IS MUSEVENISM
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