Okweny George Ongom

Kampala, Uganda

A River Blue

My story from Northern Uganda: Okweny George Ongom A Painful Childhood I was born and raised in northern Uganda, in the village of Alebtong in Alebtong District. Alebtong is the location of one of northern Uganda’s camps for displaced people. It is also near a former command post of the Lord Resistance Army, or LRA, at Oloo Village on the Moroto River bank. On November 30, 2003, the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels attacked all villages in Alebtong district, under the command of Vincent Otti and Okot Odhiambo, and massacred hundreds of people. Few months later, the LRA massacred hundreds more displaced people at Abia and Barlonyo internally displace persons’ camps. (BBC NEWS | In Depth