There was high level anticipation last week in the run-up to the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize. Uganda faced the possibility of getting its first ever peace laureate.
Victor Ochen, a Ugandan peace and human rights campaigner, had been nominated for the coveted prize.
Despite being nominated for the prestigious prize along with great men and women such as Pope Francis; German Chancellor Angela Merkel, US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Ochen stood a chance to win the prize.
The five-member Norwegian Nobel Prize Committee has over the years gained a reputation of awarding little known individuals and organisations.
In 2009, US President Barack Obama was named winner yet he hardly had any significant peace achievement. The New York Times described Obama's win as a "stunning surprise". Read more
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