The Acholi tribe was chosen because they occupy the Northern region in Uganda, in both Gulu and Kitgum districts, where war has been raging for quite a long time. The Karamosjong were chosen because they are pastoralists, known for cattle rustling in the neighbouring tribes in Uganda, Kenya and Sudan. According to the research findings, the Acholi people, contrary to the view that they like fighting, are one of the greatest peace lovers in the country.
Thier culture respects a lot of traditional methods of conflict resolution.
They have well detailed rituals of resolving conflicts. It is a detailed ceremony meant to reconcile conflicting parties. Persons in conflict appear before the council of elders who patiently listen to each party and cross-examine them in order to establish the root causes of the conflict and the guilty party. After a time consuming scrutiny and the guilty party is found, the prescribed therapy must lead to harmony and peace. An animal is sacrificed and the blood sprinkled on the shrine of the God of truth and the reconciler.