Anino Ku (I don’t sleep)
(Acholi)
John Oweka:
In Acholiland I thought there was no more mourning
But mourning still exists
In the villages I thought there was no more mourning
But mourning still exists
In our country I thought there was no more mourning
But mourning still exists
Many mothers complain that they don’t sleep at night
That is why I ask them: “What makes you not to sleep?”
Chorus:
I don’t sleep, I don’t sleep
This Kony problem makes me not sleep x2
Families of the Missing:
Kony abducted my child
Kony abducted my only child
Kony abducted my beloved child
(Chorus)
Kony abducted my doctor (Opici)
I cry and mourn every day
Kony abducted my farmer
Kony abducted my daughter (Alany)
Kony abducted my beloved ones (Opici)
(Chorus)
Spoken (English):
I don’t sleep because of the pain of losing my son, my daughter, my sister, my brother and my spouse
I leave my door open at night hoping that my loved ones will one day walk through back into my arms
They disappeared during the decades of armed conflict in northern Uganda
Day and night I’m waiting, searching for answers
Who will give me answers?
Who will tell me where my loved ones are?
Who can give me information about their fate?
Government of Uganda, international organisations, NGOs, cultural and religious leaders
Wake up!
Listen to our cry, join us
The families of the missing
