Reformed Warriors Embarked On Community Dialogues For Reconciliation

30 August 2023, 8:10 pm

Reformed warriors in the Karamoja sub-region have embarked on community dialogues to promote reconciliation.

The ongoing dialogues bring together the local leaders, Elders, Security team, community, and those who are suspected to be still in possession of guns among other stakeholders across all the nine districts of Karamoja.   The campaign also seeks to mobilize the warriors who are still in the jungles to embrace peace and voluntarily hand over their guns.

During the dialogue, the reformed warriors are given time to speak to their colleagues and also raise their concerns as people the stakeholders listen to them.

Joseph Lokong, a reformed warrior from Kotido said that they have resorted to moving to each district across the region to ask forgiveness and encourage their colleagues to embrace peace.
Abura Loduk, a reformed warrior from Nabilatuk district said that cattle rustling is a gambling game that has caused so many losses to them and it was not simple to abandon it since it is for survival.

Albino Ilukol, another reformed warrior from Nabilatuk district said that he used to command over five groups consisting of 40 members each to carry out deadly attacks across the region.

Judith Natuk, the mobilizer of reformed warriors also known as Karachunas in the Karamoja region said that they have been trying everything possible to bring together all the different clusters across the districts.

Francis Adome, the Member of Parliament Moroto Municipality noted that the insecurity dragged on for so long because the first approach of disarmament messed up the peace mission.

However, Brig Gen Felix Busizoori, the Deputy Commander of the 3rd Division observed that although the community peace dialogues are yielding results, some are still skeptical of handing over their guns.