In Northern Uganda, the two decades old conflict has displaced over 1.5 million people from their homes, destroyed the cultural fabrics of the society, loss of thousands of lives, massive human rights violations, maiming of innocent civilians and abduction of children who are turned in to fighters, sex slaves, transporters among other things. The horrors of the conflict are more pronounced when children are forced to get on with what adults initiate and have failed to over come the challenges for the past 20 years. Peace may finally be on the horizon for the people of northern Uganda. However its sustainability is questionable:-

1. For peace to be sustainable, has anything been done on the notion that the Acholi’s are warriors or naturally violent which has/is the perception of a number of people?
2. What are the sources of small fire arms proliferation and what is it that the suppliers get in return?
3. What are actually the grievances of the people sponsoring rebel activities both from within and without Uganda?
4. How effectively has Uganda government responded on the previous underlying factors of conflict in the country?
5. How effective are the programme of reintegration of the youth in the community? Do they feel like still living by the way of the gun or have no place in the society?
6. With the eventual peace return, are the IDPs being settle economically socially living better than before resettlement or reintegration?
7. Are there any government policies that address issues of marginalization considering the so called North-South Divide?
8. How shall the rebel commanders live alongside people in the community as well as with their ex-fighters? Are they still in psychological control of the people in the community?
9. Since what has been experience at conflict always be reflected and reintegration is in the same society, what should the society expect since memory is fragile?
10. Conflict created a number of situations and one of it has been violence even in words therefore; how do parents communicate with their children? Does it cause fear, guilt or shame?

The toll of this crisis has been massive, not only on the people of northern Uganda, but also on the surrounding region. The LRA has wreaked havoc in three countries, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan, and caused widespread instability. With the eventual peace return, there is need for a conflict management mechanisms put in place to tackle rising conflict that may escalate in to violence.