Lira, Uganda | Leaders of the Lango War Claimants have warned that many politicians could lose their seats in the 2026 general elections for failing to pressure government to pay long-pending cattle compensation claims.
Speaking during a meeting at Pacific Grand Hotel in Lira City on September 3, regional coordinator Moses Ogwang Adonyo said the claimants had presented five demands to President Yoweri Museveni.
Key among them is that only Dr. Samuel Opio Acuti (Kole North MP) and Julius Acon (Otuke East MP) should lead their delegation to State House.
The group also wants the full list of delegates made public, coordinators paid regardless of age, and all individuals who went to court compensated for their lost cattle.
Saidi Ogwang Lango War Claimants Coordinator of Oyam insisted that only Dr. Opio Acuti and Acon have the trust of the claimants.
Alex Okello Opio Lango War Claimants Coordinator of Kole urged voters to carefully assess their leaders’ track records on compensation, warning that those who “think only of their stomachs” will be rejected.
Betty Ouni, Lango War Claimants secretary for Lira District, criticized politicians who only raise the matter when elections approach.
President Museveni last month toured Lango, Teso, and Acholi sub-regions to discuss ways of handling cattle compensation.
Communities across the three regions lost thousands of animals during the LRA insurgency and through raids by Karamojong warriors, leaving compensation as one of the most sensitive unresolved issues.