THE FORGOTTEN OF NRA LIBERATION STRUGGLE
How Yoweri Museveni NRA occupation al – Nakba forgot those who died to bring them into power
Looking at the preamble of the 1995 Ugandan constitution u realise that Uganda’s history is characterized by a series of political upheavals and a wave of constitutionalism, this is witnessed by the promulgation and abrogation of different constitutional frame works i°e the 1962 Ugandan constitution,1966 interim constitution,1967 Ugandan constitution,1971 decree,1986 decree and the present 1995 Ugandan constitution ,abasket of political upheavals involving abuse of fundamental human rights and freedoms like right to bail,a speedy free and fair hearing,freedom of expression and association ,violations of elements of rule of law like lack of free and fair elections and its upon this that after the allegations that there was mal-practices in the 1980 elections that president yoweri museveni waged a guerilla war as he had promised this was intended to free all Ugandans from autocratic regimes that it had had before ,the liberation struggle came with the 10 point program which was overwhelmingly supported by the masses since its leader was seen to be the political messiah of this great nation uganda like any other revolutionary talk of Fidel castrol,che guevara and samora Sankara he infiltrated the NRA ideology into the masses nationals supported it with unending hopes since the political future of Uganda was wrecked, the liberation struggle arose to its apex in 1983 because a force which had started with 42 people and 26 guns had grown to batallions and had acquired strong millitary machinery and had captured some parts of the country this was solely because the masses had owed support to the struggle they provided food,acted as guides in the jungle and we recruited into the army its at that material time when my late great grandfather Mr magara Silas was a resident of wabishozwa,wakyato subcounty present day nakaseke district he headed an extended family which occupationally lived on animal keeping there is undesiputed evidence that my late grandfather was agreat ally to the NRA freesom fighters he at one time offered 126cows (kyama) to the NRA freedom fighters for meat consumption this was witnessed by most residents of that time like muyambi Steven s/o kireebe and murokore phoebe the struggle continued as my grandfather also continued offering material support to the fighters to 1984 when the war entangled area was a danger zone and war intensified he decided to seek amnesty in the near by district of nakasogola nyakitoma subcounty when in nakasongola he didn’t stop offering support to the NRA fighters until 1985 when an unprecedented massacres were reached upon our family when in nakasongola ,intelligence of Obote’s troops got information that there was “a muraro” who was collaborating with the NRA fighters the troops began spying and one bloody evening Obote troops came early and hid in the near by bushes wanting to prove the flying allegations its then that same day when NRA fighters were seen to appear at my grandfatherz home in the middle of the night for milk and fire as they always did the Obote troops confronted the bahekyera and exchanged fire the NRA fighters fled And in that confusion my late grandfather Mr magara Silas,his two sons the late ikaaga and mulumba his daughter Mrs nyalweyiso were all shot dead in cold blood the survivors of the atrocities my daddy had gone to the neighbour hood to pay a night visit (okutarama),my grandmother had gone for kuzinduka and my uncle survived @mercies of the lord after the massacres the Obote troops fled back to the near by detach ,the following morning Obote troops came back and raided a herd of 350 cows and sheep this was also witnessed by a serving army officer major Eric kamugunda and many others then who were fighters in The NRA and many other residents of the same area its from then that the financial instability arose but my daddy has worked very hard to rehabilitate life but unfortunately life has not worked out well he has tried to push us to school until of recent when my brother dropped out in f4 I have also personally hustled to make business and rise my university tuition buh it also seems my chances of continuing are little since this semesters tuition has failed am totally handicapped my daddy has tried to follow the matter to different authorities but like any other Poor illiterate Ugandan he has failed to register some success.
I therefore hereby seek ur advice of how I can follow up this mater
Thanks
Yours faithfully
Nahurira Ronald
Student of law @kiu
Year2 semester 2.”
