The video suggests that Kony is a threat to Uganda and Ugandan children. But
critics argued that neither Kony nor the LRA has been active in Uganda for
over five years, as he was widely known to have fled to the Central African
Republic and now operates there, as well as South Sudan and the Democratic
Republic of the Congo.
Further condemnation arose over Invisible Children’s unclear financial
records, the fact that they supply materiel to the Ugandan army when the LRA
is no longer a threat to the country. Most of the money donated to Invisible
Children does not go towards countries affected by Kony but funds Invisible
Children itself. It is estimated that only around 30 per cent of donations
go to Uganda.
Meanwhile, the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague found Congolese
warlord Thomas Lubanga, 51, guilty of recruiting and using child soldiers
between 2002 and 2003. This decision, the first verdict since the ICC opened
10 years ago, could set precedents for internationally-wanted criminals such
as Kony himself.
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