Well, I’ve been meaning to post for a while now, and while I want to write about my experience working with the UNHCR’s Northern Uganda IDP Operation, I also want to post about some of the craziness that occurred when I first arrived in Uganda back in April. Below is an adapted version of my notes from that week:
On April 14th I was in Gulu, Uganda, heading home from a normal day at the UNHCR office, and I decided to stop at the market to pick up some ingredients for dinner. As I was getting off the boda-boda (motorcycle taxi), I heard people yelling down the street, and out of nowhere three police trucks, teeming with officers in blue camo, barreled down the street at top speed. People had to jump out of the way, and a benevolent vendor grabbed my arm and pulled me off the street to safety. But, following the three speeding vehicles was a crowd of protesters in a cloud of tear gas, hurling bricks at the fleeing police.
Then there was gun fire, and I ran with my vendor friend and a crowd of scared pedestrians into the maze of market tents. As we were running, someone yelled “Muno, muno, slow down they’re not shooting at people. They’re just shooting in the air to disperse the crowd. Don’t worry. Don’t run.” At which point I slowed down and moved off to the side of the narrow path between the tents. Another vendor assured me that they wouldn’t come into the market area, and I looked at him incredulously, but somehow his calm smile reassured me.
My heart was still racing and I flinched every time I heard gunfire, but rather than running blindly away from the chaos, I started to make my way towards the far side of the market to find a boda to take me home. As we sped home, we kept having to turn off and take other routes because protesters or police blocked the streets, and one empty street was so littered with broken bricks and debris that it was impassible.
When I got home, power was still off (it’s off more often than it’s on these days). I could hear tear gas explosions every few minutes, sporadic gunfire and smoke from burning tires billowed up on the horizon. This lasted for hours, and slowly I became accustomed to it. I started making dinner out on the patio, and I called my sister. But, my phone battery was almost dead, and I had no way to charge it, so I promised that I was safe at home, and continued to prepare food as it got dark. I ended up offering dinner to my neighbour, and we curled up to watch the news next door (they have a converter that stores power). She was kind enough to let me charge my phone on her dwindling power supply, and I checked in with the UNHCR security officer before I went to bed.
Everything was calm in the morning. I waited for permission from our security officer before I headed down to work, but besides the messy streets and heavy military presence, Gulu seemed to be bustling like any other Friday morning. When I reached the office, I learned that three people had died. Among those killed were, Adoni Mugisu, a tomato seller in the market, Charles Otul, a mechanic in town and an unidentified person who was reportedly killed by the protesters for wearing a T-shirt with a picture of President Museveni. I was also informed that there had been an unexploded bomb found in the market that morning and that the area was sectioned off.
Later we were sent home early because there were rumors of more planned demonstrations, and President Museveni vowed to crush the protests. More protest continued throughout the month in sections of Kampala, which is five hours away. Gulu was calm and without incident after that one intense day of rioting. When I think about the government’s response to these Walk-to-Work protests, I feel disheartened because I so value the right of citizens to peacefully protest, and frightened because, in my opinion, when the police intervened, things turned violent. Also, because I saw what I consider excessive force being used. I felt so scared for everyone involved. I can see that the authorities are scared of things getting out of hand, but I’m surprised that they can’t see how their actions are trigger the violence they’re trying to suppress.
I’ll post again soon with more about my internship, which was filled with incredible people and amazing experiences. I’ve fallen quite in love with Gulu.
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