Zeina Mvemba
4:37 PM
09/26/09
29 people have been charged with terrorism in Uganda because of riots, in which many people died. The penalty for such charges is death. The anger leading up to the attacks began when the police did not allow a ruler from a Buganda ethnic group to attend a youth festival. The problem arose because the area in which the leader was visiting was in Buganda, but it occupied by a different ethnic group. Advised against visiting the area, the events leading after the ruler’s decision are the more serious matter. The Uganda government supports their decision to charge the rioters with terrorism, after their acts included attacking the police station, and acts of murder.
Each time I read an article from a different country about ethnic divide and how their conditions of living are totally different from the United States; it amazes me that our lifestyles are completely opposite. It’s crazy to think that a leader in their own country isn’t able to go somewhere in that same country, and the result turning into something terrible. To add insult to injury, the ruler was trying to attend a youth festival, a celebration. 21 people died just because a certain group of people did not like one person’s actions. I agree that the charge is terrorism, but it’s sad to know that even more people have to die. With support from many government officials and religious leaders, it seems like the charges are there to stay. Like all the other events dealing with ethnic divide, hopefully the issues can be resolved and peace will come to the country.
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