Where is the evidence of Acoli in Kenya?

Well said brother Balmoi. Kalyegira's article was reckless and irresponsible. I wonder whether the Monitor's editor would have allowed that kind of insinuation if it were made against any other group.

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Where is the evidence ofAcholi in Kenya?

I WAS appalled by Mr Timothy Kalyegira's article of January 19, 2008, "Raila Odinga's Orange Revolution", in which he intimates that Acholi are quietly disappearing and joining Luo in Kisumu.
As much as Acholi are dismayed by the violence and death of Kenyans in the post election mayhem, it is wrong for Mr Kalyegira to create rumuors and at the same time be the rumour-monger too. And it is not the Luo as a race causing the crisis. There are facts Mr Kalyegira intentional ignores in his effort to stereotype the Luo race and Acholi in particular as seemingly violence-prone.
First, all major Kenyan parties (ODM, PNU, ODM-Kenya, etc) are multi-ethnic. Secondly, there was spontaneous eruption of violent protests all over Kenya upon Mr Mwai Kibaki being announced the "winner" on December 30, 2007, not just in Luoland.
Third, the worst ethnic violence/killing has not been in Luoland but in the Rift Valley by Kalenjins, which continues up to today. Fourth, almost all of the deaths in Kisumu or Luoland have been caused by police shooting at civilians.
Fifth, most Kikuyus in Kisumu or Luoland were not killed but regrettably chased out while their properties were either wrongly looted and/or burnt down; compared to the Rift Valley where most Kikuyus were killed and properties completely razed. Sixth, many Luo people and other tribes are also displaced by the violence. Seventh, BBC reports show that Kikuyu gangs in Nairobi and other Kikuyu towns also killed Luo and other tribes (as testified to by Kambas saying that they thought they were safe when Kikuyu gangs went about looking of Luo people, but the opposite happened).
Therefore, it is despicable that Mr Kalyegira is trying to insinuate that Luos in general are causing violence in Kenya, and Acholi in particularly, are implicated. As much as Acholi may naturally sympathise with kin in Kenya, it is false to start accusing them of complicity.
Acholi are barely recovering from the 22-year suffering and are struggling to return from IDP camps let alone "going to Kisumu".
I challenge Mr Kalyegira to provide any evidence of his claim. Otherwise, he should stop trying to stereotype and create unfounded rumours against Acholi and the Luo race.
Balmoi Tido,
balmoitido@gmail.com