Uganda: July 13, 2004

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Another 300 former members of the LRA were inducted into the army, after undergoing military and political training. Providing these benefits to LRA rebels who surrendered is expected to encourage more rebels to give up. However, the rampant corruption in the government is also thought likely to make the money, to pay these former rebels, to disappear eventually. This will leave the former rebels unhappy, and willing to do something about it.