L-R: Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Jolly Okot, Jimmy J. Kolke (Principal Deputy Director, Global Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
Last week, Invisible Children’s Country Director, Jolly Okot, had the pleasure of meeting several policymakers from the U.S., such as Senator Johnny Isakson from Georgia, and Congresswoman Barbara Lee from California, who were traveling to northern Uganda as part of a “learning trip” alongside CARE International.
Meeting with the delegates during their time in Gulu last Thursday, Jolly was able to speak with representatives of Congress, including several who supported the LRA Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act which was passed in 2010, as well as several who have joined together with other policymakers to sponsor recent resolutions in support of apprehending Joseph Kony in order to bring an end to his atrocities. Kony, who left Uganda in 2006, still continues to operate in areas of Central Africa, particularly Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, and the western equatorial of South Sudan.
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