It is sickening! What crime was committed by the men and women languishing in prison? Supporting a politician called Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine.
If there is one word that is always on the lips of Uganda’s ruling class, it is God. For non-believers like me, there are times I wish God were real.
Because He would look at the corruption, the repression, the violation of human rights and proclaim: “You can use my name in any way, but you are going to hell. I have absolutely nothing to do with you. You are evil!” Unfortunately — and it is big unfortunately — God never disowns people he should, and (in practice, at least) he does absolutely nothing for people who are facing persecution, harassment, even torture. I have previously written about this practice of leaders invoking God when they are doing evil things almost at every turn, such as keeping innocent men and women in prison.
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A ruling class that invokes God and practises evil
WRITER: Musaazi Namiti. PHOTO/FILE/COURTESY
By Musaazi Namiti
What you need to know:
If there is one word that is always on the lips of Uganda’s ruling class, it is God. For non-believers like me, there are times I wish God were real.
Because He would look at the corruption, the repression, the violation of human rights and proclaim: “You can use my name in any way, but you are going to hell. I have absolutely nothing to do with you. You are evil!” Unfortunately — and it is big unfortunately — God never disowns people he should, and (in practice, at least) he does absolutely nothing for people who are facing persecution, harassment, even torture. I have previously written about this practice of leaders invoking God when they are doing evil things almost at every turn, such as keeping innocent men and women in prison.
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