Uganda, April 23 -- Lango leaders have asked the government to speed up compensation of people who lost livestock during the insurgency in northern Uganda, highlighting that time is not on the claimants' side.

Official statistics from Lango War Claimants Association (Lawcas) highlight that more than 500 people have died waiting for the government to compensate them.

Mr Daniel Ojok Aruca, the LC3 chairman of Barjobi Town Council in Otuke District, at the weekend said if the government continues delaying to compensate people, the majority of them would die before their claims are processed.

Mr Jimmy Akena Obote, the Member of Parliament for Lira City East Division, earlier said for the last 17 years he has been in Parliament, he has been...