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Lango leaders threaten to protest over irregularities in cattle compensation

10 August 2024, 12:54 pm

Elderly female war claimants presented their submissions to the Parliamentary Committee on Government Assurance during a meeting held at Lira City Community Hall yesterday.

By Denish Ongora

Leaders in Lango have threatened to protest against the government over irregularities identified in the ongoing cattle compensation exercise. They made these remarks during a meeting with the Parliamentary Committee on Government Assurance yesterday.

Lira district woman MP, Linda Agnes Auma, stated that a total of 130,000 war claimants in Lango were supposed to receive compensation, but only 42,000 have been validated. MP Auma blamed the Attorney General for the situation, noting that war claimants in Acholi and Teso are receiving their due compensation, unlike those in Lango.

Auma on cattle, Eng.

David Kenedy Odongo, the Alebtong district chairman and chairperson of the Lango LCVs and Mayors’ forum, called for regular meetings with the Office of the Attorney General to provide updates on the cattle compensation exercise.

Odongo on cattle, Eng.

Otuke district chairman, Abola Francis, threatened to mobilise war claimants to march to the Office of the Attorney General in Kampala to express their dissatisfaction with the delays in compensation.

Abola on cattle, Lango.

Moses Ogwang Adonyo, the Lango war claimants’ coordinator, accused the Attorney General of misusing the President’s name by claiming to rely on orders from the head of state, with the intention of bypassing the court ruling.

Local leaders in Lango and other participants attended the Parliamentary Committee meeting at Lira City Community Hall.
Ogwang on cattle, Eng.

Kole RDC, Josephine Omara Olili, expressed concern that if the issue of cattle compensation is not addressed, it may cost the NRM votes in Lango in 2026.

Omara on cattle, Eng.

Maruzi north MP, Okello Lemba, along with other leaders, criticised the lack of sufficient data cards and phone messages indicating that some war claimants have been compensated when they have not. Joyce Bagala, the vice chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Government Assurance, stated that they will investigate the issues raised and present them before Parliament for action.

Bagala on cattle, Eng.
Lira district woman MP, Linda Agnes Auma, who also serves as the Lango Parliamentary Group spokesperson, submitted court documents for war claimants to Joyce Bagala, the vice chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Government Assurance, during a meeting yesterday at Lira City Community Hall.