Interview With LRA Spokesman

A: Decision to suspend talks was due to continuously changing events at Juba, which indicated a pattern of suspicions and deliberate intrusion by other elements. It was also very clear that authority responsible for mediation had lost track, the program to good negotiation had simply gone out of the window. We had agreements being signed every 24 hours and it became a rollercoaster signing. The mediation process had been replaced directly by Government of Uganda team; at this moment they had empowered the sacked LRA team.

A: Chairman Kony is committed to peace. His views show his desire for peace in Uganda as a whole and particularly he would want to see all those in the illegally state-controlled internally displaced camps located in various areas of north and east, return home. He has no vengeance towards any people or groups. He believes the international community have not heard the truth about what he stands for and why he took up arms to defend himself from retribution of NRA now UPDF. His desire are firmly to ensure that any negotiation is meticulously conducted and scrutinized to ensure that real talks succeed and he’s personally instructed me to provide that program and I obliged to implement it. He’s criticized the lack of international responses given to the terrible retribution directed at the people of Northern Uganda since 1986. He assured me that the powers-that-be that nothing they can do will disunite us or damp our resolve to gain freedom during our lifetime. Our common cause, whose justice is acknowledged by commitment to peace through negotiation, reverberates around the world, will always arouse in us a spirit of comradeship and solidarity

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A: I believe the time for peace has come. The proxy war which was under the pretext of Sudan supporting LRA is over. The United States Administration deeply regrets its actions which came blindly as a result of misleading relationship with the Kampala Administration. The fact or conspiracy was imbedded. U.S Administration failed to realize that it was a retribution program on which they were responding and have since are resorting to providing humanitarian support

A: Bilateral relationship between two states is a norm, but when you have several security services organizations from Uganda fully and freely working within the Government Of Southern Sudan offices then that raises serious concerns. For instance what message do you send out when it comes from your office as mediator such information that Kony is now so and so miles away?

A: Shortly after peace talks began in Juba, Uganda rushed in to sign a military treaty with Government Of Southern Sudan; in real sense this agreement should have marked the end of negotiation

A: Undoubtedly presenting negotiation demands [requires] proper functioning administrative facilities. What makes LRA peace commitment different from that between SPLA and the government of Sudan? SPLA had offices up to this very moment in Nairobi. In short this is wrong and unacceptable for the international community to see through a people exterminated or eliminated simply by lies upon them. The international community must certainly be guilty at endorsing the final nail on Acholi existence

A: This moment we shall not discuss it, with due respect to Dr. Riek and his government. I share his desire to return to implement their Comprehensive Peace Agreement they signed with Sudan [Khartoum government] and doing the work that his people want seen done. There isn’t any point whatsoever in ignoring the people of southern Sudan and letting military occupation by Uganda, UPDF, spoil their peace. The people of Southern Sudan deserve to heal their pain. Uganda must reconsider their deployment and come to terms of commitment to peace and stop giving negative information to international community in order to effect its retribution program against a people.

A: I repeat what I said. It’s not only full commitment that has gone out of the window from the international community. The international media blocked all that was the order of the day by NRA in northern and eastern Uganda. Eyes and voices saw and cried until there were no more. Women, children, elders fell with shear pain and terror to their final place. Villages, homes burnt, their smoke and burning bodies became the aroma of wilderness this would last till this moment. International NGOs made reports accusing the victims and praising the government. It was the silent genocide which was now receiving support in acquiring more arms to suppress and destroy a people

A: To listen, allow time, to accept that genocide has indeed been committed against the people of northern, eastern Uganda, and to support a meaningful peace negotiation [comparable] to that of SPLA and the Government of Sudan

A: The ultimate crimes committed against the people of Acholi and eastern Uganda began in 1986 and these are very important aspect of any prosecution. The ICC is undermining Joseph Kony’s ability and human rights to participate in ending and negotiating an end to the conflict which was perpetuated against him and entire community.

A: The ICC must investigate those crimes from 1986 onwards, there are several members from Uganda government army, whom have openly indicated that they indeed committed gross actions against innocent people of the north. It’s important for Uganda authorities to apprehend them now. We shall not name but UPDF knows whom we are talking about

A: Modalities based on the peace pact signed by the Government of Sudan and SPLA. Mr. Bill and others have the task to prepare-present them in time for the next commencement of negotiations. Consultative committee are geared up and working out programs to meet all walks of people to create backup and launch forward guidance. Basically all the nitty gritty stuff.

A: Where there are administration and facilities in order to function; for example, access to Internet, telephone etcetera. In the next few weeks we have planned several meetings with local members and friends of Uganda to take place across Europe; likewise it shall be recopied to USA. It’s important that every person from Acholi is involved to solve the problem. I realize that, as we have seen in the past week, how some trusted friends whom I say are coated with sugar and yet very bitter, have made damaging attacks which should remind us of how we proceed. I also assume that we shouldn’t be misled by those few elements but rather to have caution as we proceed.

A: This subject is under investigation and as we have called for independent inquiry into collapse of negotiation, I expect a full fair inquiry.

A: He should have realized that negotiation had drifted off table and in the hands of Government Of Uganda. He should have asked question and supervised mediation process. If at all the signing was to take place, he was many miles away from Garamba. What’s the explanation?

A: What is this man doing in lavish Kampala hotels? Somebody give me an answer. He didn’t have the package to be honest