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VOICE OF THE VOICELESS NEWSLETTER

                                                                 Volume 1 August 2012


EDITORIAL                                                          LAND WRANGLE EMMERGED IN
The decades of war in northern Uganda has left                     AMURU DISTRICT
the community of Acoli in total dependency
                                                                   Fresh land wrangle emerged in Apaa, Pabo Sub
syndrome. The communities live from hand to
                                                                   county Amuru district.
mouth. The economic status of the community
has gone down hence the family could not                            The controversial demarcation of Amuru-
support their family.                                              Adjumai Border 19 August 2012 ended in chaos
                                                                   as Amuru resident district Commissioner Major
Many of the NGO have pulled out of the region
                                                                   James Mwesige and Northern Uganda regional
since the emergency situation in the region is
                                                                   police Commander Nkore Paul did not put
coming to fully stable stage. The bigger
                                                                   diplomacy plan of first dialoguing with the
question left behind is having the community
                                                                   people of Apaa community in Labala parish. The
welfare also stabilize after the war? The war has
                                                                   reason was that Land surveyors from the
taken longer and the impact of current
                                                                   Ministry of Land and Urban development were
development they cannot be realized in only
                                                                   silently putting mark stone at Wiilacuk where,
                           three years.       The
                                                                   the community claimed, never was boundary
                           situation is further
                                                                                               flopped.         A
                           being traumatize by
                                                                                                        community
                           rampant claim of land
                                                                                               member      tipped
                           grabbing by state.
                                                                                               Kilak       county
Apaa UWA Eviction        Forceful acquisition of
victims. File photo      land     from      Acoli                   DPC Amuru refraining Hon         Member                   of
                                                                    Olanya
                         community. It is like a
                                                                   parliament Olanya Gilbert, who was invited for
patient discharge from hospital with TB
                                                                   meeting with RPC and RDC, together while
condition and the family wants to engage
                                                                   surveyors are already on the ground doing their
him/her in farming activities serious without
                                                                   work on putting mark stones. The meeting with
considering his/her health condition. The return
                                                                   Olanya has stopped and they all rushed where
of community from IDP to rural homes, they
                                                                   the surveyors were putting the mark stone
should be given time to settle and be consulted
                                                                   which was about 20 kilometer to Joka bridge ,
for further development to take place.
                                                                   MP hurried vehicle as the hungry mobs
                                                                   followed him.



______________________________________________________________________________
 For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains but to live in a way that respect and enhance the freedom of others.
(Nelson Mandela) And shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free (Jn 8:32) Lord if you had been here
my brother would have not died…… (Jn 11:21)
VOICE OF THE VOICELESS NEWSLETTER

                                                                 Volume 1 August 2012


Arriving where the mark stone was being                            Ministry to carry out the work and would
planted, the area was heavily guarded by 10 full                   resume anytime when resident are sensitized.
vehicles with police officers who were dressed
from teeth to toe eye witness said, Gilbert                        Dr. Olara Otunu PROMISE TO PROTECT
Olanya ordered the surveyors to leave their                        ACOLI LAND.
work immediately and confiscated their tools
                                                                                   Dr. Olara Otunu the president of
and removed the map they were using.
                                                                                   UPC speaks out on Land
 “Why must this people fool us claiming                                            grabbing in Acoli. Otunu made
meeting yet here they are planting mark stone                                      his first ever critic on Land
to take away our land we shall die here today                      grabbing in Acoli, citing the case of land of
because police have become agent of land                           Amuru district. Speaking during press
grabbers in Uganda,“ Olanya retorted while                         conference in Gulu Mr. Otunu said we have
basting police agents.                                             informed UN and human right organization to
                                                                   follow up this case.
          The area member of parliament
added that there is a map drawn in 1959 by the                     Otunu before attending the burial of the UPDF
British where Amuru-Adjumani border is right                       officer at Customer corner in Gulu district
from the Nile and Juka stream which is over 21                     believed has reached the controversial land in
kilometer from where they claim is the border                      Lakang, Apaa in Amuru district. Dr. Otunu
at Wiicuk, which is why resident protested.                        report was unsatisfied about the claimed to
                                                                   empty with human being. He further. The visit
He said that the poor community has nowhere                        of Otunu sparked the state agency, a Similar
to go because that is their ancestral land and                     visit to be conducted by Dr. Kizza made the DPC
with the lesson they have learn there would be                     Amuru become alert under clear question. Was
negotiation over the border again.                                 it crime if one wants to visit his subject but not
                                                                   to address the rally?
As the local community draws nearer to the
police for confrontation, Northern Uganda RPC
                                                                   PABO SUB COUNTY CHANGED
and RD together with the DPC Amuru Jacinto
Ovuru ordered the policemen to leave to Amuru                      MARKET AUCTION DAY.
town council to avoid bloodshed.
                                                                   Pabo sub county local council has changed
However after the incident, the senior staff                       market Auction day from first Monday of the
surveyor with the Ministry of land Kakooza                         month to first Saturday of the month. The
Jasper, said that there were mandated by the                       council claimed that first Monday of the month

______________________________________________________________________________
 For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains but to live in a way that respect and enhance the freedom of others.
(Nelson Mandela) And shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free (Jn 8:32) Lord if you had been here
my brother would have not died…… (Jn 11:21)
VOICE OF THE VOICELESS NEWSLETTER

                                                                 Volume 1 August 2012


the Auction day the parents takes their children                   demarcation of district boundary using mark
away from school to occupies the market. The                       stone which has never happened in Uganda.
change has been effected for first in first
Saturday 4th August 2012. The change however                       GREATER NORTH PEACE CAMP.
did not make the business community from                           Peace Corps American volunteer’s organization
Gulu town happy. Despite of short notice given                     with it partners organized greater north youth
over radio the leaders insisted that the change                    peace camp at ocer Jesuit College in Unyama
has to be effected.                                                Gulu district. The camp that attracted many
                                                                   youth from Lango, Teso, Alur and Acoli sub
WILL SURGAR CAN PLANTAION                                          regions. Pabo save the orphans Association had
PROJECT IN AMURU GO AHEAD?                                         privilege to present the paper to the youth on
                                                                                                              positive
Acoli community as facing force demand of land
                                                                                             communication. Mr.
by government under the intention of bringing
                                                                                             Omony John Bosco
the development to the region. The methods
                                                                                             while presenting the
                        being applied to acquire                     Omony during plenary         paper on positive
                        does      not      involve
                                                                                                      communication
                        community. The former
                                                                   urged the youth to ensure the focus on
                        RDC Amuru Milton
                                                                   forgiveness, render the service with heart of
                        Odongo further said the
                                                                   generosity. He further calls upon the youth to
                        sugar project is also
                                                                   change their attitude from negative aspect of
demanded in Rwanda but much as they are
                                                                   life to positive aspect of life. After the plenary
facing resistant from the community in Amuru
                                                                   the participants were much appreciative to the
district there has never been initiative to divert
                                                                   Omony, many                         were     heard
this project to Rwanda as being alleged. Some
                                                                   saying      you                     should have
of Amuru leaders are alleged to have received
                                                                   been with us                        while    other
money more than 131,000,000 million under
                                                                   whispering to                       each other it is
unclear circumstance and has not acknowledge
                                                                   a very good                          presentations.
the receipt of money, according to the meeting
                                                                   The organizer has awarded the presenters with
held in Kampala 13/07/2012, they further
                                                                   certificate of excellence presentation
agreed that the survey of the controversial land
to be survey within one month from the date of                     Participants at peace camp
the meeting, these would also figure out the
                                                                   A LOT OF MONEY IN CIRCULATION IN OVER
                                                                   SUGAR PROJECT IN AMURU DISTRICT.
______________________________________________________________________________
 For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains but to live in a way that respect and enhance the freedom of others.
(Nelson Mandela) And shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free (Jn 8:32) Lord if you had been here
my brother would have not died…… (Jn 11:21)
VOICE OF THE VOICELESS NEWSLETTER

                                                                 Volume 1 August 2012


Amuru district leaders has one hundred and                         Resolution The RDC should direct the posting of
thirty one million one hundred and twenty                          more policemen at Lakang to effectively
thousand shilling (131,120,000) in circulation in                  manage law and order
hand of some few leaders in the district. The
money believed has been given by Madhvani it                       (e) Security arrangement for the workers to
purpose has not been clear, according to                           start at the project site, Resolution: RDC to
meeting with Amuru district official at                            should work with the relevant organs to ensure
Madhvani office in Kampala 13/07/2012 they                         maximum security is provided within one
demanded that acknowledge receipt be given                         month
under agenda 5 (i) of minutes seen by voice of                     AOB
the voiceless. Below are is extraction from the
                                                                   Amuru district given 131,120,000 million which
minute of the meeting seen by voice for
                                                                   acknowledgement was not receipt by the time
voiceless.                                                         of the meeting which ended at 14:40hours.
    1. (b) Survey, demarcation, and processing                     The question that one would ask for what
       land tittle.                                                purpose was the money given???
       The members noted that there was
       delay in survey,                                            CATHOLIC CHURCH NEWS:
       Resolutions:
                                                                   ARCHBISHOP ODAMA RESHUFFLE PRIESTS
       (i)      Instruction to survey the land
                be directed by the CAO                                                  Gulu      Archdiocese    has
       (ii)     Madhvani should work with                                               reshuffle the vice Rector of
                Land ministry and office of                                             Sacred Heart Minor Seminary.
                president to facilitate the
                survey and ensure completion                                         Vice Rector Rev Fr. Eric Uma
                within one month.                                       File photo   has been appointed the
                                                                   Parish priest of Holy Rosary Parish in center of
(c) Seed nursery for sugar cane should be                          Gulu town. While Rev. Fr. Ronald Regan Okello
established after the survey                                       who has been the curate of Immaculate heart
                                                                   of Mary Pabo Parish is to replace Eric as Vice
 (d) Police post at Lakang members were
                                                                   Rector of the Seminary.
informed that the post with some few
policemen had already been established at                          In an interview with Fr. Ronald he welcomed his
Lakang                                                             appointment and said his last slot of properties
                                                                   from Pabo is on the way to new place of

______________________________________________________________________________
 For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains but to live in a way that respect and enhance the freedom of others.
(Nelson Mandela) And shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free (Jn 8:32) Lord if you had been here
my brother would have not died…… (Jn 11:21)
VOICE OF THE VOICELESS NEWSLETTER

                                                                 Volume 1 August 2012


appointment. Fr. Ronald by the time of this                        what they perceive as mistreatment under his
publication Christians of Pabo has not yet given                   leadership.
him farewell.                                                       Valentino Matua, a priest whom the bishop
                                                                   recently suspended pending verification of his
ARUA DIOCESE LOST DONORS MONEY:                                    documents of priestly formation on August 8,
                                                                   2012 served Odoki with intention to sue and
Arua catholic diocese has lost donors money
                                                                   through Alaka and co. advocates demanded a
                     given to diocese by the
                                                                   compensation of sh120m for damages.
                     donors.
                                                                   Given the situation of donors fund remaining
                        New vision reported that
                                                                   unaccounted for would affect the development
                        Bishop   Sabino     Ocan
                                                                   in the catholic. The clergy should ensure they
                        Odoki said “there are
                                                                   remain financial accountable to donors and the
Speaking on             some corruption cases
development of his                                                 community they serves.
                        which we have found and
diocese
                        they have blocked our
ways of getting funding. Like with Caritas, there
                                                                   ADVOCACY AND NETWORKING
has been fraud and now we are paying very
                                                                    In 2010 Pabo Save the Orphans Association
heavily for this fraud,”
                                                                    widely circulates to Acholi Google network
Odoki in an exclusive interview with the New                        the challenges being face on the return
Vision at his office said donors had demanded                                                       process from
that the diocese returns all the stolen money.                                                      the camp to
                                                                                                    the      rural
 “They have found sh85m stolen and again they
want more investigations be done on another                                                         home.     The
separate sh110m which the investigating                                                              communicati
auditor says could have been lost,”                                                                  on focus on
                                                                    Atiaba local bridge before JICA
                                                                   intervention 2011-2012            the Atiaba
The bishop also spoke about the various
                                                                                                     that connect
administrative changes he is making and the
                                                                    Pabo and Patiko from the east.
furious reactions from some affected clergy
saying that they were normal processes of                          This advocacy and networking drew the
change.                                                            attention of the partners in the region.
 The bishop said he was not worried about the
threats by some priests to sue the diocese for

______________________________________________________________________________
 For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains but to live in a way that respect and enhance the freedom of others.
(Nelson Mandela) And shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free (Jn 8:32) Lord if you had been here
my brother would have not died…… (Jn 11:21)
VOICE OF THE VOICELESS NEWSLETTER

                                                                 Volume 1 August 2012


JICA a Japanese government funded                                  Picture: Juka Bridge on River Juka –
program took up task to access the case. In                        allegedly, the river is said to be the historical
April 2011 under JICA CAROWAA office                               and natural boundary separating Adjumani
newsletter publicized plan to construct                            from Amuru (Photo by ACCS)
Atiaba bridge that became good news for
the people of Pabo and Patiko.                                     Pabo Save           the     Orphans        Association
                                                                   (PASTORA):
Early this month the construction of Atiaba
bridge    has     been     fully   completed        with           Its local community base organization formed in
financial support from JICA. Base on the                           1999. The Association focuses on children,
community monitoring mechanism under                               youth, women and the entire community.
poverty resource monitoring there is value                         VISION
for the money under this project. The                              To improve quality of life of children,
community of Pabo can now use this road
                                                                   youth, women and the community.
to Gulu town.        The transportation of good
                                                                   MISSION
                                                                   To promote human values through
from the villages around to market is now
                                                                   advocacy, community outreach program,
not problem due to good road network
                                                                   Girl child education program (GCEP) basic
supported by JICA. The war forth by JICA
                                                                   non formal education / formal
the value for money should be example to
                                                                   Education and vocational skills training
other partners delivering services to the                          initiative for child mothers, school dropped
region.                                                            out youth with a view of building a
                                                                   sustainable community with improved
PARTNERS VERIFICATION REPORT:                                      Standards of living. The main task is to
                                                                   enhance their opportunities to realize their
Much there are a lot of controversial
                                                                   full potential and capability in rehabilitating
statements on the land in Apaa and the
                                                                   the community.
boundary with the Adjumani and Amuru
district, The Advisory Consortium on Conflict                      Comments & Suggestions
Sensitivity (ACCS) send team to verify the                         Please write to your address to Voice for
situation in Apaa.                                                 Voiceless newsletter

                                                                   All view expressed in this newsletter is purely
                                                                   for true information on ground sharing.




______________________________________________________________________________
 For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains but to live in a way that respect and enhance the freedom of others.
(Nelson Mandela) And shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free (Jn 8:32) Lord if you had been here
my brother would have not died…… (Jn 11:21)

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Voice of voiceless newsletter

  • 1. VOICE OF THE VOICELESS NEWSLETTER Volume 1 August 2012 EDITORIAL LAND WRANGLE EMMERGED IN The decades of war in northern Uganda has left AMURU DISTRICT the community of Acoli in total dependency Fresh land wrangle emerged in Apaa, Pabo Sub syndrome. The communities live from hand to county Amuru district. mouth. The economic status of the community has gone down hence the family could not The controversial demarcation of Amuru- support their family. Adjumai Border 19 August 2012 ended in chaos as Amuru resident district Commissioner Major Many of the NGO have pulled out of the region James Mwesige and Northern Uganda regional since the emergency situation in the region is police Commander Nkore Paul did not put coming to fully stable stage. The bigger diplomacy plan of first dialoguing with the question left behind is having the community people of Apaa community in Labala parish. The welfare also stabilize after the war? The war has reason was that Land surveyors from the taken longer and the impact of current Ministry of Land and Urban development were development they cannot be realized in only silently putting mark stone at Wiilacuk where, three years. The the community claimed, never was boundary situation is further flopped. A being traumatize by community rampant claim of land member tipped grabbing by state. Kilak county Apaa UWA Eviction Forceful acquisition of victims. File photo land from Acoli DPC Amuru refraining Hon Member of Olanya community. It is like a parliament Olanya Gilbert, who was invited for patient discharge from hospital with TB meeting with RPC and RDC, together while condition and the family wants to engage surveyors are already on the ground doing their him/her in farming activities serious without work on putting mark stones. The meeting with considering his/her health condition. The return Olanya has stopped and they all rushed where of community from IDP to rural homes, they the surveyors were putting the mark stone should be given time to settle and be consulted which was about 20 kilometer to Joka bridge , for further development to take place. MP hurried vehicle as the hungry mobs followed him. ______________________________________________________________________________ For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains but to live in a way that respect and enhance the freedom of others. (Nelson Mandela) And shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free (Jn 8:32) Lord if you had been here my brother would have not died…… (Jn 11:21)
  • 2. VOICE OF THE VOICELESS NEWSLETTER Volume 1 August 2012 Arriving where the mark stone was being Ministry to carry out the work and would planted, the area was heavily guarded by 10 full resume anytime when resident are sensitized. vehicles with police officers who were dressed from teeth to toe eye witness said, Gilbert Dr. Olara Otunu PROMISE TO PROTECT Olanya ordered the surveyors to leave their ACOLI LAND. work immediately and confiscated their tools Dr. Olara Otunu the president of and removed the map they were using. UPC speaks out on Land “Why must this people fool us claiming grabbing in Acoli. Otunu made meeting yet here they are planting mark stone his first ever critic on Land to take away our land we shall die here today grabbing in Acoli, citing the case of land of because police have become agent of land Amuru district. Speaking during press grabbers in Uganda,“ Olanya retorted while conference in Gulu Mr. Otunu said we have basting police agents. informed UN and human right organization to follow up this case. The area member of parliament added that there is a map drawn in 1959 by the Otunu before attending the burial of the UPDF British where Amuru-Adjumani border is right officer at Customer corner in Gulu district from the Nile and Juka stream which is over 21 believed has reached the controversial land in kilometer from where they claim is the border Lakang, Apaa in Amuru district. Dr. Otunu at Wiicuk, which is why resident protested. report was unsatisfied about the claimed to empty with human being. He further. The visit He said that the poor community has nowhere of Otunu sparked the state agency, a Similar to go because that is their ancestral land and visit to be conducted by Dr. Kizza made the DPC with the lesson they have learn there would be Amuru become alert under clear question. Was negotiation over the border again. it crime if one wants to visit his subject but not to address the rally? As the local community draws nearer to the police for confrontation, Northern Uganda RPC PABO SUB COUNTY CHANGED and RD together with the DPC Amuru Jacinto Ovuru ordered the policemen to leave to Amuru MARKET AUCTION DAY. town council to avoid bloodshed. Pabo sub county local council has changed However after the incident, the senior staff market Auction day from first Monday of the surveyor with the Ministry of land Kakooza month to first Saturday of the month. The Jasper, said that there were mandated by the council claimed that first Monday of the month ______________________________________________________________________________ For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains but to live in a way that respect and enhance the freedom of others. (Nelson Mandela) And shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free (Jn 8:32) Lord if you had been here my brother would have not died…… (Jn 11:21)
  • 3. VOICE OF THE VOICELESS NEWSLETTER Volume 1 August 2012 the Auction day the parents takes their children demarcation of district boundary using mark away from school to occupies the market. The stone which has never happened in Uganda. change has been effected for first in first Saturday 4th August 2012. The change however GREATER NORTH PEACE CAMP. did not make the business community from Peace Corps American volunteer’s organization Gulu town happy. Despite of short notice given with it partners organized greater north youth over radio the leaders insisted that the change peace camp at ocer Jesuit College in Unyama has to be effected. Gulu district. The camp that attracted many youth from Lango, Teso, Alur and Acoli sub WILL SURGAR CAN PLANTAION regions. Pabo save the orphans Association had PROJECT IN AMURU GO AHEAD? privilege to present the paper to the youth on positive Acoli community as facing force demand of land communication. Mr. by government under the intention of bringing Omony John Bosco the development to the region. The methods while presenting the being applied to acquire Omony during plenary paper on positive does not involve communication community. The former urged the youth to ensure the focus on RDC Amuru Milton forgiveness, render the service with heart of Odongo further said the generosity. He further calls upon the youth to sugar project is also change their attitude from negative aspect of demanded in Rwanda but much as they are life to positive aspect of life. After the plenary facing resistant from the community in Amuru the participants were much appreciative to the district there has never been initiative to divert Omony, many were heard this project to Rwanda as being alleged. Some saying you should have of Amuru leaders are alleged to have received been with us while other money more than 131,000,000 million under whispering to each other it is unclear circumstance and has not acknowledge a very good presentations. the receipt of money, according to the meeting The organizer has awarded the presenters with held in Kampala 13/07/2012, they further certificate of excellence presentation agreed that the survey of the controversial land to be survey within one month from the date of Participants at peace camp the meeting, these would also figure out the A LOT OF MONEY IN CIRCULATION IN OVER SUGAR PROJECT IN AMURU DISTRICT. ______________________________________________________________________________ For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains but to live in a way that respect and enhance the freedom of others. (Nelson Mandela) And shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free (Jn 8:32) Lord if you had been here my brother would have not died…… (Jn 11:21)
  • 4. VOICE OF THE VOICELESS NEWSLETTER Volume 1 August 2012 Amuru district leaders has one hundred and Resolution The RDC should direct the posting of thirty one million one hundred and twenty more policemen at Lakang to effectively thousand shilling (131,120,000) in circulation in manage law and order hand of some few leaders in the district. The money believed has been given by Madhvani it (e) Security arrangement for the workers to purpose has not been clear, according to start at the project site, Resolution: RDC to meeting with Amuru district official at should work with the relevant organs to ensure Madhvani office in Kampala 13/07/2012 they maximum security is provided within one demanded that acknowledge receipt be given month under agenda 5 (i) of minutes seen by voice of AOB the voiceless. Below are is extraction from the Amuru district given 131,120,000 million which minute of the meeting seen by voice for acknowledgement was not receipt by the time voiceless. of the meeting which ended at 14:40hours. 1. (b) Survey, demarcation, and processing The question that one would ask for what land tittle. purpose was the money given??? The members noted that there was delay in survey, CATHOLIC CHURCH NEWS: Resolutions: ARCHBISHOP ODAMA RESHUFFLE PRIESTS (i) Instruction to survey the land be directed by the CAO Gulu Archdiocese has (ii) Madhvani should work with reshuffle the vice Rector of Land ministry and office of Sacred Heart Minor Seminary. president to facilitate the survey and ensure completion Vice Rector Rev Fr. Eric Uma within one month. File photo has been appointed the Parish priest of Holy Rosary Parish in center of (c) Seed nursery for sugar cane should be Gulu town. While Rev. Fr. Ronald Regan Okello established after the survey who has been the curate of Immaculate heart of Mary Pabo Parish is to replace Eric as Vice (d) Police post at Lakang members were Rector of the Seminary. informed that the post with some few policemen had already been established at In an interview with Fr. Ronald he welcomed his Lakang appointment and said his last slot of properties from Pabo is on the way to new place of ______________________________________________________________________________ For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains but to live in a way that respect and enhance the freedom of others. (Nelson Mandela) And shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free (Jn 8:32) Lord if you had been here my brother would have not died…… (Jn 11:21)
  • 5. VOICE OF THE VOICELESS NEWSLETTER Volume 1 August 2012 appointment. Fr. Ronald by the time of this what they perceive as mistreatment under his publication Christians of Pabo has not yet given leadership. him farewell. Valentino Matua, a priest whom the bishop recently suspended pending verification of his ARUA DIOCESE LOST DONORS MONEY: documents of priestly formation on August 8, 2012 served Odoki with intention to sue and Arua catholic diocese has lost donors money through Alaka and co. advocates demanded a given to diocese by the compensation of sh120m for damages. donors. Given the situation of donors fund remaining New vision reported that unaccounted for would affect the development Bishop Sabino Ocan in the catholic. The clergy should ensure they Odoki said “there are remain financial accountable to donors and the Speaking on some corruption cases development of his community they serves. which we have found and diocese they have blocked our ways of getting funding. Like with Caritas, there ADVOCACY AND NETWORKING has been fraud and now we are paying very In 2010 Pabo Save the Orphans Association heavily for this fraud,” widely circulates to Acholi Google network Odoki in an exclusive interview with the New the challenges being face on the return Vision at his office said donors had demanded process from that the diocese returns all the stolen money. the camp to the rural “They have found sh85m stolen and again they want more investigations be done on another home. The separate sh110m which the investigating communicati auditor says could have been lost,” on focus on Atiaba local bridge before JICA intervention 2011-2012 the Atiaba The bishop also spoke about the various that connect administrative changes he is making and the Pabo and Patiko from the east. furious reactions from some affected clergy saying that they were normal processes of This advocacy and networking drew the change. attention of the partners in the region. The bishop said he was not worried about the threats by some priests to sue the diocese for ______________________________________________________________________________ For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains but to live in a way that respect and enhance the freedom of others. (Nelson Mandela) And shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free (Jn 8:32) Lord if you had been here my brother would have not died…… (Jn 11:21)
  • 6. VOICE OF THE VOICELESS NEWSLETTER Volume 1 August 2012 JICA a Japanese government funded Picture: Juka Bridge on River Juka – program took up task to access the case. In allegedly, the river is said to be the historical April 2011 under JICA CAROWAA office and natural boundary separating Adjumani newsletter publicized plan to construct from Amuru (Photo by ACCS) Atiaba bridge that became good news for the people of Pabo and Patiko. Pabo Save the Orphans Association (PASTORA): Early this month the construction of Atiaba bridge has been fully completed with Its local community base organization formed in financial support from JICA. Base on the 1999. The Association focuses on children, community monitoring mechanism under youth, women and the entire community. poverty resource monitoring there is value VISION for the money under this project. The To improve quality of life of children, community of Pabo can now use this road youth, women and the community. to Gulu town. The transportation of good MISSION To promote human values through from the villages around to market is now advocacy, community outreach program, not problem due to good road network Girl child education program (GCEP) basic supported by JICA. The war forth by JICA non formal education / formal the value for money should be example to Education and vocational skills training other partners delivering services to the initiative for child mothers, school dropped region. out youth with a view of building a sustainable community with improved PARTNERS VERIFICATION REPORT: Standards of living. The main task is to enhance their opportunities to realize their Much there are a lot of controversial full potential and capability in rehabilitating statements on the land in Apaa and the the community. boundary with the Adjumani and Amuru district, The Advisory Consortium on Conflict Comments & Suggestions Sensitivity (ACCS) send team to verify the Please write to your address to Voice for situation in Apaa. Voiceless newsletter All view expressed in this newsletter is purely for true information on ground sharing. ______________________________________________________________________________ For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains but to live in a way that respect and enhance the freedom of others. (Nelson Mandela) And shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free (Jn 8:32) Lord if you had been here my brother would have not died…… (Jn 11:21)