UGANDA

COMPENDIUM OF CONFLICTS IN UGANDA
Uganda (FEDEMU)
led by George
Nkwanga, Kakooza
Mutale’s Vumbula,
and the West Nile
Bank Front led
by Moses Ali. 165
To counter these
groups, General
Tito Okello (who
would later
overthrow Obote
himself) bolstered
the Uganda
National Liberation
Army (UNLA) with
Sudanese soldiers
from the Anyanyas
rebel group. 166
The Bush War had
a number of direct
and indirect impacts
on people living in
Uganda, both inside
and outside the
Luwero Triangle. In
addition to mass
displacement in the
Luwero Triangle, the
NRA rebellion and
the Government’s
counter-insurgency
measures (led
by the UNLA)
caused large-scale
atrocities and
insecurity across
the country. 167
Some participants noted that the conflict escalated already existing ethnic tensions
between the north and the south of the country. 168 In Bulambuli, participants reported
that because UNLA troops were redirected from their district to fight the NRA, raids by
the Karimojong increased in the eastern region. 169 Participants in Tororo commented
165 Research conducted in Nakasongola, Luwero and Hoima Districts
166 Research conducted in Hoima District
167 Research conducted in Mubende, Tororo and Mbarara Districts
168 Research conducted in Gulu District
169 Research conducted in Bulambuli District
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