Busoga bishop links increasing incest cases to moral decadence
Busoga Bishop Samson Paul Naimanye during a requiem mass of Jinja Prominent Engineer and industrialists Asupasa Kivebulaya Nabulongo Mwase at St James Church PHOTO BY TAUSI NAKATO
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Bishop Naimanhye was referencing a case in which a 35-year-old man was arrested for allegedly defiling his 14-year-old daughter in a guest house in Katwe zone, Bugembe ward, Jinja North city division
The Bishop of Busoga Diocese, Rt Rev Samson Paul Naimanhye, has attributed the increasing cases of incest to moral decay among Ugandans.
The Bishop made the remarks on Wednesday during a requiem mass for a prominent Jinja-based engineer and industrialist, Asupasa Kivebulaya Nabulongo Mwase, who died on February 4, aged 91.
“Immorality, people not respecting their homes, and a lot of gender-based violence is taking place because of moral decadence,” Bishop Naimanhye said.
He added, “Here (Jinja city), we have a man who defiled his 14-year-old biological daughter several times.”
Bishop Naimanhye was referencing a case in which a 35-year-old man was arrested for allegedly defiling his 14-year-old daughter in a guest house in Katwe zone, Bugembe ward, Jinja North city division.
Police say a 20-year-old receptionist at the guest house has since been taken into custody for allegedly allocating the pair a room, “looking on and providing hospitality services” as the father hangout with his underage daughter he reportedly defiled “at least twice”.
The Kiira region police spokesperson, Mr James Mubi, said the suspect was arrested because she failed to provide information about what was going on between the man and the young girl, yet she knew it.
“We have arrested a receptionist for concealing and providing accommodation to a person committing the offence of defiling a 14-year-old daughter,” Mr Mubi said in an earlier interview.
The programme coordinator of Uganda Network for the Empowerment of the Marginalised Child and Youth (NEMACY), Pastor Paul Batambuze, said as children activists, they condemn the act, saying “The law should take its course.”
Bishop Naimanhye warned that gender-based violence in Uganda is on the rise because of moral decadence, and urged parents to protect their children because they are their custodians. He also urged women not to divorce, but to stay in their marriages until the end.
“The couple has been separated by death but they have been married for a long time. Children who have been protected by their parents turn out to be responsible doctors, engineers, lawyers, and teachers. For the safety of our children, let us remain married because a single life brings a lot of problems,'' he said.
