Kony 2012 child 'star' still wants Kony caught

Now grown up, the child 'star' ofcontroversial viral video Kony 2012 tells CNN why he doesn't like watching the film he featured in.

Jacob Acaye has become an almost overnight star after featuring in the controversial viral video Kony 2012, which attempts to make Uganda warlord Joseph Kony 'famous.'

Now grown up, Acaye tells CNN's David McKenzie why he feels the hunt for Kony must go on.

He travels to the village in Uganda where he was abducted, and explains why he doesn't enjoy watching the film he featured in.

Dateline: Hunting Kony

1 min read

Published 14 March 2012 8:25am

Updated 26 August 2013 10:48am

Source: CNN

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