By Editorial,
Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has blamed the cases of famine and poverty among households in the Acholi Sub-region on extreme alcoholism coupled with laziness among abled men and women.
Justice Owiny-Dollo notes that the majority of the abled-bodied Acholi community members have resorted to Alcohol instead of engaging in productive ventures, a move that has left the Sub-region featuring in national surveys as one of the poorest.
He made the remarks yesterday during the Pan-Acholi Convocation held at Sir Samuel Baker School in Gulu City.
The Convocation attracted hundreds of members of the Acholi community who convened to discuss issues impeding development and find solutions for addressing the fundamental collapse of the Acholi society.
Justice Owiny-Dollo also notes that laziness among the Acholi community has affected their abilities to engage in productive agricultural ventures adding that some farmers now rely on hired labor from neighboring Lango and West Nile. END.