Land issues and poverty at centre of Rwenzori crisis
Uganda People’s Defence Forces in Kasese on a mission dubbed ‘Operation Usalama.’ PHOTO | FELIX BASIIME
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni is projecting the use of a military force in the restive Rwenzori region, which has not known peace for years, will help to restore calm. But the harder task is addressing the underlying cause of the continual conflict.
Constraints to productive land, a growing ethnic nationalism, and slim economic opportunities in the face of a swelling population have been blamed for the conflicts, particularly in Kasese and Bundibugyo districts.
