Member of Parliament for Ayivu County, Bernard Atiku

Parliament has granted leave to the Member of Parliament for Ayivu County, Bernard Atiku, who intends to introduce a private member’s bill for an Act entitled; “The prevention and prohibition of human sacrifice and harmful practices bill 2017”.

Atiku’s  motion seeking leave was seconded by the Woman Member of Parliament for Kumi district who is also the chairperson of the Uganda Women Parliamentary Association, Monica Amoding.

Atiku told Parliament that despite the existence of international instruments, national laws and government efforts in place to protect individuals right to life and degrading acts, ritual killings and human sacrifice practices are on rise in the country and that children are increasingly becoming the most common victims.

She said that the bill seeks to fight the growing evil of human sacrifices in Uganda saying  the witch craft Act has lost relevance in today’s circumstances.

Atiku noted that since 2009 about 219 cases of ritual murders have been reported from different parts of the country.

She pointed out that child sacrifice is highly happening in central region districts which include; Mukono, Masaka, Buikwe ,Mpigi ,Wakiso ,Kampala and in Busoga sub region especially in Jinja and few cases in West Nile and Northern Uganda

The Woman MP for Kumi district, Monica Amoding, noted that there is a feeling in the public that traditional medicine which involves blood and use of human body parts is stronger when applied to fight illness which justifies increase in cases of human sacrifice.

Government Chief Whip, Ruth Nankabirwa, said that government has no objection to this bill, saying that the mover of the bill is complimenting government efforts to stop acts of child sacrifice.

Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah granted the request for leave from Parliament to Atiku to go and prepare for the presentation of the bill.

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Speaking during an investors forum, the district LCV chairman Mathias Kigongo said an estimated 120 megawatts of power is expected to be generated, once these falls are utilized.

The irumba falls are located near the newly commissioned Bujagali hydro power project.

The forum attended by a number of investors and cooperate bodies was organized by the district woman member of Parliament Dorothy Mpiima to give high lights of different investment opportunities in Buikwe.

Mpiima said that the district also needs investors in the Education, Tourism, Hospitality and health sectors.

She adds that the investor’s forum will become an annual event on the district calendar as a tool for evaluating development in the area.

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He says agriculture as an economic activity employs 80% of Ugandans and the government should be investing more in that sector.

Sr. Bayiiga says people in fishing communities are not able to attract good market prices due to poor roads to most landing sites, especially in Buikwe district.

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The children are currently in poor condition and the doctors at Kawolo Hospital are doing whatever is possible on earth to save their lives.

Several theories have been advanced to explain why the said matrons might have poisoned these kids. Some people say that the children were poisoned because the school administrators had not paid salary to these matrons for the last four months. Others alleged that the matrons wanted these children to die as a sacrifice to their gods.

The habit of women to poison children is on increase in Uganda according to police reports.

The children were poisoned through porridge. The Buikwe district Police Commander, Caroline Akoth confirmed the arrest of the school matrons. She says that the matrons were arrested to help police with investigations. On hearing the news, the residents staged a demonstration and blocked the Kampala-Jinja Highway demanding the matrons be lynched.

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