John Omoding works as a correspondent for Uganda Radio Network. He also reports for Aicerit, an Ateso-language newspaper. John has been active in media for nearly 15 years. He covered the war that ensued when rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army invaded the Teso sub-region in June 2003 and caused a displacement of over 100,000 internally displaced persons who were forced into camps. He has also covered floods that devastated Teso in 2007, a disaster that led to crop destruction and food shortages for thousands of people.