Uganda: Refugee Money Thieves Deserve Firing Squad - Onek

Kampala — The Minister of Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Mr Hilary Onek, has said officials in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), who are found culpable of plundering food, money and other relief aid for refugees, should be executed by firing squad.

"These people have built mansions and streets in outside countries at the expense of the common Ugandans and refugees. They should be put on firing squad," Mr Onek said while addressing delegates at the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad) at Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala yesterday. The meeting discussed jobs, livelihoods and self-reliance for refugees, returnees and the host communities.

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