Uganda: Perezida Museveni yananiwe gukemura ikibazo cy’amasambu y’abaturage na Leta

Mu cyumweru gishize, Perezida wa Uganda Museveni hamwe n’abayobozi icyenda bo mu gace ka Acholi gaherereye mu karere ka Uganda bafashe ingamba zo gukemura amakimbirane y’ubutaka yari amaze igihe mu gace ka Apaa, aho abayobozi bamaze imyaka myinshi birukana abaturage ku gahato. Nibikorwa byanyuma mubikorwa byinshi Museveni yafashe kugirango amakimbirane arangire, ariko kugeza ubu ntakintu kinini cyerekana izo mbaraga.

Mu nama yo ku ya 12 Kanama, abayobozi bemeye gushyiraho komisiyo ishinzwe iperereza kuri ayo makimbirane, kumenya igihe abantu bamaze muri ako gace, no gusuzuma inzira y’icyemezo cya guverinoma cyo mu 2002 cyo guhindura agace ka Apaa ahantu ho kubungabunga ibidukikije. Igiteye impungenge, Museveni yategetse kandi minisitiri w’ibidukikije kwirukana abantu mu ishyamba rya Zoka, mu majyaruguru ya Apaa, avuga ko ari ishyamba Atari aho gutura.

Nibura byibuze imyaka 10, abayobozi birukanye ku buryo bukabije abaturage ba Apaa, bavuga ko kariya gace kagizwe n’ibinyabuzima n’amashyamba: gutwika amazu, gukubita abantu, no gusahura imitungo. Abayobozi bahagaritse kugera kuri Apaa kubaturutse hanze imyaka itatu kandi bafunga ikigo nderabuzima n’isoko rikorera muri ako karere.

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Ntabwo aribwo bwa mbere Museveni atangiza icyemezo cya Apaa. Muri Kanama 2018, nyuma yuko abaturage 234 batuye Apaa bashakishije umutekano ku biro by’umuryango w’abibumbye bishinzwe uburenganzira bwa muntu i Gulu, Museveni yashyizeho komite ishinzwe gukemura amakimbirane. Ariko igihe komite yatangazaga gahunda yo kwimura abaturage bose no kwishyura ingo 340, abaturage banze icyifuzo, cyari kwishyura indishyi nkeya gusa kubaturage ndetse no kubice bike byababuze ibyangiritse. Hashize iminsi, Museveni yashyizeho indi komite ishinzwe gusuzuma iki kibazo, ariko abaturage bavuga ko hakomeje kugaba ibitero, kwirukanwa ku gahato, ndetse n’andi makosa. Mu 2021, Human Rights Watch yasanze ibihumbi by’abaturage ba Apaa badashoboye gutora mu matora rusange ya Uganda nyuma yuko guverinoma yananiwe kuvugurura igitabo cy’abatora kuri Apaa.

Imbaraga za Museveni ziheruka zigomba gukura amasomo ku makosa yashize yiyemeza kurangiza abimuwe ku gahato muri Apaa no gushyiraho inzira igisha inama kandi ifite akamaro mu baturage. Intambwe zose abayobozi bateye muri Apaa zigomba kugengwa n’amategeko y’igihugu ndetse n’amahanga ku bijyanye no kubona ubutaka ku gahato n’indishyi zingana, kugira ngo bubahe kandi bubahirize uburenganzira bw’abaturage, harimo n’uburenganzira ku mutungo.

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