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Acholi MPs back amnesty bill

    NAIROBI

    Meanwhile, the Acholi parliamentary group has backed a
    government-initiated amnesty bill and peace process for northern Uganda, the 'New Vision' reported. "The legislators have been persistently and consistently yearning for peace. They are genuinely anxious to see the war come to an end," a media source told IRIN on Friday. The group secretary, Reagan Okumu, was quoted by the newspaper as saying the legislators had
    drawn up a programme to educate the Acholi on the bill, the peace
    processes so far undertaken and the motions on peace discussed in
    parliament. He said the group backs the government on seeking a peaceful end to the 13-year-old conflict in the north. "Despite our differences, we will continue working for peace in Acholi," he said.

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