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Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala |
By vision reporter
Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala has opposed Mengo’s action of mobilising the Baganda not to read certain newspapers, saying it was a mistake.
“As Baganda, the love for the Kabaka flows in our blood. We cannot express our love for the Kabaka by boycotting newspapers. How will the Baganda stay abreast of what is going on in the world if they don’t read newspapers?” he said in an interview with our sister paper, Bukedde.
The Cardinal appealed to the public not to be misled by the people of Mengo, saying they are also human and capable of making mistakes.
“The decision to mobilise people to boycott newspapers was a mistake. We must condemn it.”
The Lukiiko, which sat on July 20, passed a set of resolutions which included mobilising the Baganda to boycott New Vision newspapers following a story in Sunday Vision.
Surprisingly, Bukedde newspaper, the group’s Luganda newspaper which did not run the story, was also included in the boycott. The Buganda radio stations further called for a boycott against goods from western Uganda, such as matooke, milk and beef.
“People’s views on different issues cannot be the same. Why does the Lukiiko think that all Baganda have to agree with it?” the Cardinal asked.
“On Sunday, there are people who do their own things instead of going to church. God does not detain them with a rope. It is up to the individual to decide what to read. It should not be the Lukiiko to decide for them.”
He added that loving the Kabaka had nothing to do with reading newspapers because there are people who don’t read at all but still love the Kabaka.
Published on: Saturday, 1st August, 2009
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