The provincial governor of ituri signed a decree this week establishing a commission to identify migrant populations in southern Irumu territory.
Among the migrants concerned, there are in particular the Hutu who speak kinyarwanda, commonly called "Banyabwisha" who came in search of arable land and who are established in the chiefdoms of Boga, Tchabi and Mitego from North Kivu.
There are also Ugandan herders called “Bakonzo” who cross the Semuliki River in this same region in search of pasture for their livestock.
"His Excellency the Governor of the Province, the Honorable Jean Bamanisa Saidi has just issued an order establishing a commission to identify and identify migrant populations called Banyabwisha and Bakonzo" said the provincial Minister of the Interior during afrom talk to the press.
Adjio Gidi clarified that among the missions assigned to this commission, there is in particular the location, identification and census of these people and acquire necessary information on the causes of their mass migration in this part of the country.
It will also be necessary to note the neighborhood conditions between these migrants and the local populations in order to assess the need for their settlement in the area.
Several groups of the Ituri population, including national deputies, women, and other vital forces had already decried the massive arrival of these migrants, suspecting them of being at the root of the insecurity currently experienced in the territories. by Djugu, Mahagi, Irumu and Mambasa.
It is since 2012 that waves of Banyabwisha populations from North Kivu via Beni arrived in big numbers to establish themselves in ituri while their origin and even their notionality are often questioned by the natives who often suspect them of be Rwandan refugees expelled from Tanzania.
Among the migrants concerned, there are in particular the Hutu who speak kinyarwanda, commonly called "Banyabwisha" who came in search of arable land and who are established in the chiefdoms of Boga, Tchabi and Mitego from North Kivu.
There are also Ugandan herders called “Bakonzo” who cross the Semuliki River in this same region in search of pasture for their livestock.
"His Excellency the Governor of the Province, the Honorable Jean Bamanisa Saidi has just issued an order establishing a commission to identify and identify migrant populations called Banyabwisha and Bakonzo" said the provincial Minister of the Interior during afrom talk to the press.
Adjio Gidi clarified that among the missions assigned to this commission, there is in particular the location, identification and census of these people and acquire necessary information on the causes of their mass migration in this part of the country.
It will also be necessary to note the neighborhood conditions between these migrants and the local populations in order to assess the need for their settlement in the area.
Several groups of the Ituri population, including national deputies, women, and other vital forces had already decried the massive arrival of these migrants, suspecting them of being at the root of the insecurity currently experienced in the territories. by Djugu, Mahagi, Irumu and Mambasa.
It is since 2012 that waves of Banyabwisha populations from North Kivu via Beni arrived in big numbers to establish themselves in ituri while their origin and even their notionality are often questioned by the natives who often suspect them of be Rwandan refugees expelled from Tanzania.
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