Acholi cultural elders have warned the Justice Catherine Bamugemereire-led land commission against being used to play politics saying this will lead to ethnic clashes in the region.
In a letter to the commission titled “Escalation of land conflicts between West Nile communities and Acholi community along River Nile”, Ambrose Olaa, the cultural institution prime minister noted that politically motivated accusations in a land-grabbing case against Uganda People’s Defence Force Reserve Force commander, Gen Charles Otema Awany would open fresh wounds in the region.
“As the custodians of Acholi heritage, Ker Kwaro Acholi cannot afford to be a bystander on a matter that threatens Acholi heritage and identity,” he said.
The letter, copied to the President and the Prime Minister, among other offices, is in response to Justice Bamugemereire’s order to arrest Gen Otema over land grabbing.