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IF “NYEKO”, WHERE DO WE PLACE “OPINION” OR “TAM”?

By Abunerry, Ayella

21-3-2026

Torit 

I wanted to go live and respond individually to some responses to my article I published on 18-3-2026 (https://abunerry82.blogspot.com/2026/03/panyikwara-community-throws-magwi.html), but I realised those who framed me with the title “Nyeko” do not have data to follow it. In this article, I will use much time but say little regarding the keyword "Nyeko".

The word "Nyeko", or jealousy in English, is common in Acholi etymology. Unfortunately, it is incorrectly used most of the time, even when an issue is presented as criticism. I have observed that my people fear criticism more than Nyeko itself; that is why the quality of services is a dream in many of their settings.

First, many heard about the appointment of the commissioner from my timeline, where I gave him a warm welcome to his new office. As a concerned citizen of the county, many know my advocacy through my writings. If that were true, why would I turn my back on the commissioner today in the name of “Nyeko”?

Secondly, I have an eighty per cent chance of claiming the commissionership, but I am missing the twenty per cent because of the R-ARCSS. Those who know the provisions of the 2018 agreement will understand that. For that reason, how can I be jealous of my brother, Hon. Lam, who is an SPLM member, while I am in the opposition camp?

Third, in my article published on 13-1-2026 (https://abunerry82.blogspot.com/2026/01/is-magwi-county-tribalised.html), I defended the commissioner when a concerned citizen raised a sensitive issue regarding his appointment. If I could do that proudly, even though I am not a member of his party, why would I be jealous now?

Fourth, if you follow my family lineage carefully, somewhere we are related to the commissioner. That alone is enough to show that my article was simply a criticism and not jealousy.

In this case, whoever is sound and has gone to school should begin to evaluate their academic papers before they are treated as waste for denying the opportunity for positive thinking.

People like Oroma James, who have travelled to Australia to improve themselves, should by this time have learned where to place “opinion” and “Nyeko” separately. They should have known that farming is the backbone of their “nguncet” instead of ironically denying its vitality.

Finally, if you have read my thoughts well, you would have understood what I am focusing on. Think about another community that would appeal to the governor secretly to oust the commissioner in the future with false allegations. Remember how our other commissioner suffered false allegations which almost cost him his life. It is the same method of “our son” rhetoric.

The best celebration of such could be in a highly contested seat like where Engineer Gama was appointed, which is eyed by all the 64 tribes. In Magwi, whom do we compete with since we are only two tribes, which makes the Acholi position default by the R-ARCSS?

Concisely, where do you place opinion if Nyeko is the only way for us? We all support Hon. Lam, not because I know him, but because he is a leader appointed to govern the entire county. We should protect him from secret intentions to remove him because he hails from a particular community. That is possible only when the “our son” phrase is openly minimized.

END


Brutal Ruwaita/Frilunch Tichar

Sir Abunerry

Note: If any of you insist on remaining idiots, I will take you to gott Lotti and get you gleaned and cleansed.

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