UGANDA

COMPENDIUM OF CONFLICTS IN UGANDA
within the Luwero Triangle area. 482 In his quest to overthrow the Obote II Government,
Museveni convinced other parallel rebel groups also fighting the Obote II Government
to join the NRA. These groups included
Vumbula of Rt. Major Kakoza Mutale,
the Uganda Freedom Movement of
the late Dr. Kayira Lutaakome, and
the Uganda National Rescue
Front (UNRF I) of General
Moses Ali. 483 This growing
NRA fighting force later
ousted Tito Okello Lutwa
in 1986.
The bush war was
characterised by
instability, human
rights violations,
recruitment of child
soldiers (kadogo),
killing and torture
of civilians by
Government as
well as NRA forces,
and displacement
of civilians into
Internally Displaced
Persons (IDP) camps.
This was especially
true in Nakitoma subcounty
in Nakasongola
and Nakaseke
districts. More than a
quarter century later,
participants from central
Uganda remain anxious
for adequate reparations,
acknowledgement of
wrongs committed by the
warring parties, apologies to
the victimised population, and full
accountability to and rehabilitation of
the community.
482 Research conducted in Nakasongola, Hoima, Mukono and Luwero; Baguma, R. Thawite, J. and Nzinjah,
J. (2012) Over 600 awarded medals at army day celebrations. New Vision, [Internet], 1 June. Available
from: [Accessed 14 August
2012]
483 Kasfir, N. (2005) Guerrillas and civil participation: the National Resistance Army in Uganda, 1981 – 86. The
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