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Allow People Talk, Pastor Tells Govt

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The Monitor (Kampala)

April 16, 2004
Posted to the web April 16, 2004

Herbert Mugagga
Mukono

A born again pastor has asked government to stop beating up people who meet to talk politics because it is their God given right.

The pastor said he as a religious leader is totally opposed to torture and harassments inflicted on unarmed people who meet to talk politics.

'Why should you torture people because they are holding a rally to speak out their mind, this is very bad and punishable before the almighty God," Pastor Timothy Sekyanzi of church of Jesus Christ said this.

He was officiating at a thanks-giving ceremony held April 14th at the residence of Serunkuma Geoffrey in buikwe in Mukono district.

He advised government to allow politicians especially those opposed to it to express their views and leave the general public to judge them.

He preached about peace, which he said can never prevail when people are treated like snakes.

'One can never convince me that peace is prevailing here when a certain section of people are beaten like snakes, each time they come up to talk about a particular subject," said the pastor.

He said more prayers are still needed for genuine and ever lasting peace to prevail in this country.

'We as born again Christians and other believers elsewhere still have a very big job of praying for peace in this country," pastor said.

Pastor Sekyanzi called on religious leaders to condemn all the inhuman acts that go on any where in the world.

He lashed out at some of them who have decided to keep quite even when they see certain things not going on well especially in this country.

'These cowards are forgetting that they will also be punished along with those committing these crimes, "he said.

He urged police chief Edward Katumba Wamala to repent before God over the beating his Men have administered to Ugandans.

'Edward as a Christian knows very well that what his Men are doing is ungodly and should there for repent," pastor added on.

The host thanked God for keeping him and his people alive.