Lwala Girls to re-open
THE Parents Teachers Association (PTA) of Lwala girls’ secondary school in Kaberamaido district has agreed to reopen the school
By Richard Otim
THE Parents Teachers Association (PTA) of Lwala girls’ secondary school in Kaberamaido district has agreed to reopen the school.
It was closed in June after rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) invaded it and abducted 80 students.
In a recent PTA meeting held at the school, it was observed that a number of the students had not been able to join any other school.
The PTA executive chaired by Patrick Emasu, also elected a nine member team and charged it with looking into the circumstances that contributed to the abduction of the girls despite prior security warnings of an impending abduction.
The MP for Kalaki, Martin Orech who attended the meeting, said the Kumam and Iteso communities living in other parts of the country had also promised to provide funds to help the traumatised students.
“We know these girls need a lot of counselling. There are some well-wishers who have offered to provide assistance for them to get help,†Orech said.
He said most of the girls who had managed to escape from the rebels showed signs of sexual abuse.
Emasu told the parents that 27 of the 80 girls were still missing.
He called on the parents of the children whose whereabouts had not yet been known to inform the relevant authorities to enable those concerned have the right facts on the missing girls.
The Resident District Commissioner of Kaberamaido, Peter Okwera, assured the parents of total security when the school reopened.
He called on the parents to send the girls back to school.
THE Parents Teachers Association (PTA) of Lwala girls’ secondary school in Kaberamaido district has agreed to reopen the school.
It was closed in June after rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) invaded it and abducted 80 students.
In a recent PTA meeting held at the school, it was observed that a number of the students had not been able to join any other school.
The PTA executive chaired by Patrick Emasu, also elected a nine member team and charged it with looking into the circumstances that contributed to the abduction of the girls despite prior security warnings of an impending abduction.
The MP for Kalaki, Martin Orech who attended the meeting, said the Kumam and Iteso communities living in other parts of the country had also promised to provide funds to help the traumatised students.
“We know these girls need a lot of counselling. There are some well-wishers who have offered to provide assistance for them to get help,†Orech said.
He said most of the girls who had managed to escape from the rebels showed signs of sexual abuse.
Emasu told the parents that 27 of the 80 girls were still missing.
He called on the parents of the children whose whereabouts had not yet been known to inform the relevant authorities to enable those concerned have the right facts on the missing girls.
The Resident District Commissioner of Kaberamaido, Peter Okwera, assured the parents of total security when the school reopened.
He called on the parents to send the girls back to school.