Ndisaba alerted Muslims over crafty politicians now bent on winning the favour of voters by sowing seeds of discord and hatred, saying that since the choice of candidates they wish to vote for is their personal secrets, they should avoid contributing to undue wars by simply waiting for vote casting times to go and vote for the people they wish to elect.
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Mukono Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Hajat Fatuma Ndisaba Nabitaka has urged Muslims to keep clear of election-related violence and all acts fraught with causing unrest during the election period, to avoid likely incidents of unduly blaming their faith for any forms of subsequent unrest.
Referring to the ongoing NRM in-house elections, Ndisaba advised Muslims to keep away from polling centres unless they are voters. “You have no business at polling centres unless you are either a candidate or a voter; to avoid being associated with the ongoing election-related chaos, please keep away and wait for the voting where your presence is essential,” the RDC advised.
She was on Sunday addressing Muslims who gathered at Nakifuma Mosque in Nakifuma-Naggalama town council in Mukono district, at the swearing in of Greater Mukono Muslim Women leaders which was officiated over by the chairperson of the National Women’s Council Hajat Faridah Kibowa.
Ndisaba alerted Muslims over crafty politicians now bent on winning the favour of voters by sowing seeds of discord and hatred, saying that since the choice of candidates they wish to vote for is their personal secrets, they should avoid contributing to undue wars by simply waiting for vote casting times to go and vote for the people they wish to elect.
The RDC castigated wealthy Muslims whom she said are reluctant to assist needy colleagues, and cautioned that they are invoking God to punish them for this lack of generosity. Without citing names, the RDC said, “Some of you cannot as much as give a tunic to a poor believer, forgetting that when you depart, you will be seen off wrapped in a single piece of cloth, leaving millions of shillings tucked away in hefty bank accounts, and you will have no hand in distributing the expensive suits you will leave behind”.
Ndisaba singled out the chairman of Greater Mukono Muslim Community, Haji Umar Ddumba whom she said is very contributive in construction of mosques and other public infrastructure, and predicted that he is destined to reap big dividends from Allah for his kind heart.
Officiating at the function, the chairperson of the National Women’s Council Hajat Faridah Kibowa decried the increasing prevalence of domestic violence in Muslim homes, and implored women leaders to take a leading role in fighting this vice.
She attributed the problem to poverty in homes, suggesting that women are empowered to get involved in income generating activities to reduce over dependence on their husbands for provisions to the family. She also blamed men who marry extra wives, clarifying that marrying four wives is not mandatory, but for those with the financial muscle.
Dwelling on the problems bred by poverty related domestic violence, Hajat Kibowa lamented that many housewives get into battles with their co-wives instead of devising means of getting an extra income to supplement their husbands’ meagre incomes.
“Some of you get to the extent of divorcing and abandoning your children under the care of the step mothers you were fighting, but what you should do is stay around and improvise to prepare your children for proper management of their own homes,” she counselled.
The speaker of the newly sworn in committee Maayi Nakibuuka who read their report on behalf of the chairperson Amirah Madina Nayiga, disclosed that they are organising a retreat for children in December, to train them in embracing Islamic faith teachings, in addition to secular discipline.
Nakibuuka also disclosed funds allowing the committee projects to visit all Muslim communities in the Greater Mukono area to train fellow Muslims on best practices for running their homes and communities in accordance to the requirements of their faith, and to set up income generating activities at all levels.
Earlier, the former MP for Nakifuma County and NRM flag bearer, Eng. Robert Kafeero Ssekitoleko decried incidents of land grabbing in Kakinzi and Namukupa zones, and promised to press for enforcement of the land fund arrangement so that the government buys land for poor bibanja holders to become landlords themselves with nobody to push them away.
Ssekitoleko expressed appreciation for government’s efforts towards improvement of household incomes, adding however that it is still a drop in the ocean, and added that the parish development model (PDM) and ‘emyooga’ funds released to town setups is inadequate, arguing that while the same amount could be able to make an impact in villages with sparse populations, it is too little for densely populated town settings.