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Muslims not supposed to put on veils and enter schools

Gerald Businge — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:47:07 +0000

Muslims have no right to wear veils while entering schools, hospitals, markets and public places in Uganda. The new development follows an incidence at Masaka School of Comprehensive Nursing when a lecturer sent out two female Muslim girls from class for wearing veils while at school.

Ms Olivia Kyere allegedly ousted Ms Shamim Nakitende and Hanisha Nangoye, on grounds that the school was not an Islamic training centre. It is said that Ms Olivia ousted the two Muslim girls because the Muslims also force non Muslims to put on veils in their schools.

One of the top officials in Uganda government who declined to be named because the issue is too controversial said that Ms Olivia was right because the Muslims also are fond of discriminating non Muslims. “So the old adage of an eye for an eye and tooth for tooth applies here,” the official said. He says that Ms Olivia is not supposed to apologise to the Muslim community for what she did because when the Muslims discriminate non Muslims they don’t come out to apologise.

Recently Makerere University also banned students from wearing veils during the examination period in order to prevent cheating exams. The government official says that if Muslims don’t want to be discriminated they should also not force non Muslims to wear veils. It is now a policy in Muslim schools, place of work and high institutions of higher learning to force girls to put on veils including non Muslims.

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Crested Cranes vows to beat Dr. Congo

Gerald Businge — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:24:26 +0000

Crested Cranes, Uganda’s female national football team has vowed to beat their counterparts of the Democratic Republic of Congo when they meet up in Kinshasha on January 28.

The team manager of Crested Cranes, Mariam Kaliga says that they have started preparations for their 2^nd leg meet with the Democratic Republic of Congo at Njeru technical centre play ground in Jinja.

Kaliga says that 25 women are undergoing training and they are in good health condition. Kaliga says that the head coach of the team, Majidah Nantanda and her assistants are doing a great job to improve on the players’ scoring techniques.

Crested Cranes last week met Democratic Republic of Congo in 1:1 match at Nakivubo stadium. Kaliga says that Crested Cranes prepares to score first in the second leg in order to disorganize their counterparts ofCongo. Crested Cranes will leaveUgandaforCongoon Wednesday 25th January.

She further says that Crested Cranes is going to rely mostly on Fatuma Luwedde, Ritah Kivumbi and Shamim Nantege to teach DR Congo a lesson. Kaliga told this journalist in Njeru on Saturday that the winner of the match between Crested Cranes andCongowill qualify for the finals (world cup).

She says that in the beginning the winner was supposed to meetEquatorial Guinea. However because Equatorial Guinea is going to host the finale, the winner between Congo and Uganda will qualify directly to play in the world cup due to take place in November. Kaliga said that 16 teams will qualify to play in the world cup.

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