PARAMOUNT CHIEF OPPOSES JUDGE ON ACHOLI LAND

Rwot David Onen Acana II

By JOHN OKOT & OWEN ODONG

GULU. Acholi Paramount Chief, Rwot David Onen Acana II, has disagreed with High Court judge Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo on the move to register land for title certification in Acholi.

The cultural leader said the exercise will create suspicion among land owners and breed conflicts.
He was responding to Justice Dollo’s recent call to Acholi leaders to embrace land registration in a bid to curb land grabbing now rampant in Acholi.

Rwot Acana II noted that most of the local Acholi community are still ignorant on land registration matters, which he says could trigger more clashes.
He appealed to leaders to be patient and engage in further consultations before embracing the exercise.
“I ask you all for support, not to rush into land registration before we engage in more consultations to make correct decisions for the best interests of our people,” Rwot Acana II said during a land conference in Gulu Town recently.
DAILY MONITOR