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Hire Mercenaries to Fight Kony - MPs

New Vision (Kampala)
NEWS
July 2, 2004
Posted to the web July 2, 2004

By John Odyek
Kampala
THE Parliamentary defence committee has said mercenaries should be hired to
assassinate the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebel leader Joseph Kony as other
means have failed.
The committee was yesterday divided over the payment of US$50,000 to former
rebel leader and priestess Alice Lakwena and how her spirits would fight Kony.
Committee chairman Simon Mayende (Samia Bugwe South) said the Government was
luring Lakwena to return to launch a counter spiritual war against Kony.
He said Lakwena might be given some lorries to transport her property.
Benedict Etonu (Amuria) said, "Can't we hire mercenaries to kill Kony? Kony is
a devil. He haunts people who were abducted by him. Why give him money after he
has killed many people?
Children abducted by him cannot talk about Kony outside a house or even inside
a house because they fear Kony will hear them and sees them everywhere."
The committee was raising questions on the Amnesty Amendment Bill 2003, the
Defence Policy and planned to begin scrutinising the Government white paper on
the purchase of helicopters.
Etonu said his constituents were also concerned that Lakwena had killed many
people and was now being given money.
Sam Piri Abura (Matheniko) said there was reason in giving money to her.
He said he has seen Lakwena doing her business in Kenya and that she had many
slaughterhouses.
The Amnesty Amendment Bill 2003 seeks to deny amnesty to leaders of rebellion.

   

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