Top officials and a bishop spent Christmas talking politics and corruption. President Museveni, through his ICT minister Joyce Ssebugwawo, told a service at Namirembe Cathedral that people breaking election laws need to stop, so voters can pick leaders without being scared. The bishop there, Moses Banja, went harder, calling out ongoing bloodshed, rights abuses, corruption, and land grabs as stuff wrecking the country's peace.
The Bishop said you cannot have a calm nation with all that injustice floating around, pointing out that even churches are not safe from land thieves anymore. The Kabaka's message, delivered by his Lukiiko speaker, Patrick Mugumbule, told the electoral body to control the process and limit crazy campaign spending, asking people to vote for honest candidates instead of those who just bribe. Minister Ssebugwawo repeated the president's line against corruption and voter intimidation, pushing for a clean election. The whole thing was wrapped with prayers for unity and a peaceful vote.
The Bishop said you cannot have a calm nation with all that injustice floating around, pointing out that even churches are not safe from land thieves anymore. The Kabaka's message, delivered by his Lukiiko speaker, Patrick Mugumbule, told the electoral body to control the process and limit crazy campaign spending, asking people to vote for honest candidates instead of those who just bribe. Minister Ssebugwawo repeated the president's line against corruption and voter intimidation, pushing for a clean election. The whole thing was wrapped with prayers for unity and a peaceful vote.
