Uganda, April 21 -- Working closely with Laor Ocii before he died in the battlefield helped Thomas Kwoyelo gain a mastery over a range of medical therapies that are not regarded as orthodox by the medical profession. When he wrapped his head around alternative medicine, Mr Kwoyelo was a force of nature.

Well, at least that is what he told the International Crimes Division (ICD) of the High Court sitting at the Gulu High Court circuit this past week.

Under the tutelage of Laor Ocii, Mr Kwoyelo says he learnt the ropes of administering herbal medicines to members of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) that were injured in combat. Soon, with the aid of herbalism, Mr Kwoyelo claims that no soldier under his care died or had to contend with an ...