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Gen Okello calls for peace talks
Gen. Tito Okello-Lutwa (C) exchanges peace agreement documents with NRM/A’s Yoweri Museveni (L) in Nairobi in 1985. Looking on (R) is Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi, who chaired the talks. COURTESY PHOTO
Posted Friday, November 23 2012 at 14:00
In Summary
Regime’s appeal. Just after taking over the government, the Okellos plan to have an all-inclusive regime by involving all political and military forces in peace talks.
But that was not the end, Olara-Otunnu, the then Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Military Council, confronted Museveni, who had accused the government of working with pro-Amin soldiers. He pointed to Museveni’s pact signed in Tripoli, Libya, with former pro-Amin soldier and minister, Brig. Moses Ali, also a former senior minister under Amin, and Abubakar Mayanja.
Olara-Otunnu also received his fair share as Museveni said he did not understand the meaning of a “revolution” and that Otunnu had defended Obote’s bad human rights record while he was an ambassador at the UN.
With the accusations and poor foundation, the talks were bound to collapse by the end of 1985, and that is precisely what would happen.
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