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Indigenous minority groups in West Nile have petitioned the government over what they termed as inequality and unfavourable policies that discriminate them.

They said they have been denied access to jobs, freedom of worship and associations due to historical stereotypes.

Speaking at Arua City Hall recently, the minister of culture for Kebu Chiefdom, Mr Amos Alio, said: “When it comes to recruitments in public offices, no priority is given to the minority groups. It is sad that these days, people look at your name first and are inclined to a certain tribe before they can give you a job. It is absurd.”

Ms Alio suggested that there was a need for the government to allocate a slot for regional parliamentary representation for the minority groups.

“If we cannot have a Member of Parliament for indigenous groups in each district, we could have one per region. This will be important in fronting our issues,” he said.

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