The Democratic Party (DP) has condemned politics of stigmatisation, tribalism, violence and ostracizing folks with whom one doesn’t share political opinions.
While addressing journalists on Tuesday, DP advocator Okoler Opio Lo Amanu same that such a form of enjoying politics is killing the country’s spirit and culture.
“This (kind of politics) has subsisted for quite a while currently, it’s taking centre stage of our country. It is bad, it’s breaking our cultural institutions and breaking our cultural norms,” Okoler same.
Okoler’s comments come back at a time once Uganda’s media area has been full of social group sentiments and comments from varied political players across the divide with opposing sides accusative one another.
Recently, noted crusaders of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) and performing artists Catherine Kusasira and Abraham Mayanja were stopped from attending the burial of fellow artiste and National Unity Platform (NUP) politician athlete Walukagga.
Kitgum lady MP Dr Lillian Aber additionally recently, whereas showing on future massive speak same that NUP leaders won’t be allowed to attend the burial of deceased speaker Jacob Oulanyah if they are doing not apologise for the demonstrations within the North American nation.
DP’s mouthpiece same that this is often terribly unhealthy for the country and wishes to be stopped.
“Why would one even think about stopping another from attending a burial ceremony? at the worst, why would mourners thrust back fellow mourners with whom they are doing not share political views? this is often not continentn! we tend to do relish “ubuntu” in Africa,” Okoler extra.
DP but doesn’t go with clean hands either, because the DP president general Nobert Mao has recently come back under attack over radical comments and accusations against the NUP.
The DP advocator same that this stuff, sadly, happen within the silence of opinion leaders, political and nonpolitical.
He known as upon cultural leaders because the custodians of culture, and spiritual leaders to talk out otherwise the country is headed for destruction.
