Acholi Elders Seek Meeting With Museveni After Owning Up To Mistakes

While addressing mourners at the reburial of Brig. Gen Pierino Okoya in Gulu District on Friday, Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo commended the president for owning up to the mistakes made during his regime.

The President said the politics of identity, religion, and tribes led to the killings of many innocent people in the country in the past which were uncalled for at the time if the leaders focused on uniting the country.

In November last year, Sheik Balinda, the Imam of Madina Faizan Mosque in Lira City led a group of Lango Muslims who defected from the Old Kampala Muslim Administration. He was then appointment the Assistant Supreme Kadhi of the Greater Lango Muslim District Administration.

According to Charles Andama Ombia, the Local Council two chairperson of Gbulukuatoni Parish also the deceased’s paternal uncle, they have so far organised prayers twice in order to aid the search but efforts of the local divers over the past five days have yielded nothing yet. Andama further revealed that they planned to organize funeral prayers for Aliti this Saturday (tomorrow) if the team fails to get the body by the end of today.

Brig. Okoya who was Uganda Army's Second Infantry brigade commander was shot dead along with his wife Anna Akello Okoya at his home in Koro village, then Gulu District, now Omoro District.

In his message, Sheik Balinda promised to respect his top leadership and to work in line with the rules and regulations of the Kibuli Muslim Administration. He called for Unity among all Muslims saying it is time they put all differences aside and focus on development.

Justice George Okello said that everyone stands to gain when businesses thrive noting that the government takes deliberate measures for tax incentives, especially the amendments of waiving interests and tax grace periods during the COVID-19 period.