S7==============> As the series continue I will show how anti system Acholis
have been in Uganda starting by focusing on how they were against educational
institutions in our country.
Friends
In an article about status of education in Uganda published in the Chicago
Journals Vol. 27, October 3, 1983,by P. Stephen it was stated: "The collapse
of the Ugandan economy and malfunctions of government, did not occur in
education". Though subject to general fiscal constraints and breakdown of civil
disorder, both public and private investments continued to grow. In 1969 there
were places for 113,000 primary school students in grade 1; in 1979 this figure
had more than doubled, to 252,000 and primary enrollment had risen to more than
600,000. It is important to remember that the period 1971 to 1979 was described
as a period of terror and that the Amin regime destroyed education because
first and foremost he was illiterate and allergic to education!. How come then
do we now find that Amin actually invested way more in education than Obote?
The above introduction is made because I promised to make some remarks on
education and how things have evolved around it following the departure of Amin
in April of 1979. I am reminding my readers again, that I am not doing this to
defend Amin as I have been referred to of late, but to correct the myth and
misinformation most of us have been led to believe in.
As a reminder, before leaving for Singapore to attend the Commonwealth
conference, Obote had put a plan in place to have Amin arrested because
according to him, he had become a threat to his "Lango Master Plan". The plan
to get rid of Amin and his supporters was relayed to Obote's loyal Langi
officers. But, since Amin's D-Day was not yet assigned, he struck first using
mechanized army units to occupy strategic targets in Kampala and Entebbe where
the country's international airport is located. Unfortunately, the victims of
this coup at Entebbe turned out to be two Canadian Catholic priests waiting for
their flights. This probably the reason why Canada closed its Kampala mission
permanently relocated in Nairobi leaving a Bata shoe rep to act as its consular
general.
The Amin coup was warmly received by Baganda whose King Sir Edward Mutesa II
was chased out of his palace only 5 years earlier by Obote using Amin as a tool
of that operation, the same man Baganda were now referring to as liberator
and "mukodomi". If anything, the Baganda seem to have the shortest memory than
any other tribes in Uganda. Amin was also well received by Israel whom he
allowed to build the Iddi Amin airbase in Nakasongola that the Jews had planned
to use as a real base to attack the Arab world. That was before Amin had
developed liking of Gadhafi supporter of Arafat the arch enemy of the Jewish
state. Gradually Amin moved away from the Western world and joining the Arab
community with an intention to Islamize Uganda.
Across the border in Tanzania, his haters, the Acholi and Langi were of course
not sleeping doing everything possible to undermine and get rid of him
continuing to carry out the plan Obote had in place in January of 1971 of
eliminating it. For his part, Amin paid particular attention to his enemies the
Acholi and Langi who were now using even the house of God to smuggle guns.
Their plan now was, since they were unsuccessful to get rid of Amin as an
individual, his entire tribe, the Kakwa and the West Nile region must be wiped
out the map of Uganda. That opportunity finally availed itself in 1979 and 1980
after crossing the Karuma Falls and Pakwach bridged which Nyerere had early
warned them not to cross with such serious intention to loot, rape and murder.
Since most of the people they wanted to murder had already fled into Southern
Sudan and North Eastern Congo, they turned on the remaining ones in Ombaci and
massacred followed by the destruction of educational institutions which had
stood the test of time. Among the educational institutions that Acholis went
after and destroyed was St. Charles Lwanga College Koboko and Londonga Teachers
Training College. The destruction of educational facilities by people who claim
to be the most educated was the most shameful thing to do in our country. But
again, it should not have come as a surprise, after all Y.Y Okot one of their
own had already used his position to do the same thing. This destruction of
schools by Acholis did not only end in the West Nile, in fact when you look at
the 1980 election of Obote two government, Democratic party insisted how it won
the election and how the elections were rigged. But when you look closely at
the DP students in Makerere University that torched but set fire on Makerere
University library, two of them were Dr Otto and Opiyo Oloya. A critical look
at their back ground will reveal both to be Acholis. Friends, If the wrongs and
ills of Uganda are to be corrected, Acholis will have a lot to explain.
Stay in the forum for Series nine is on the way ------>
EM
On the 49th Parallel
Thé Mulindwas Communication Group
"With Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja and Dr. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda is in anarchy"
Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi
"Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja na Dk. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda ni katika
machafuko"
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