The leader of the petitioner and executive secretary Uganda joint Christian council Rev. Fr .Sylvester Arinaitwe said that  Uganda took part in signing treaties on the control, prevention and eradication of the manufacture and flow of small arms and light weapons but this has not been implemented. He added that small arms and light weapons were used in Karamoja and from police reports many lives are lost by usage of guns in day to day life. He requested parliament to prevail over government to abide by the arms treaty that was signed in New York which Uganda hasn’t signed and ratified.

UJCC also wants parliament to push for effective implementation  of the United Nations programme of action to combat and eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons since they have the powers to make laws.

Speaker Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga informed UJCC of the treaties Uganda has signed but most of these have not been domesticated. However as the new parliament starts these issues are to be dealt with, and she promised to mandate the defence and internal Affairs committee once constituted to handle this petition and report to parliament.

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This culminated into the hand over of the leadership of UJCC by the incumbent chairperson Metroplitan Jonah Lwanga to the Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi at the closing of the UJCC General Assembly  OF 2011 at pope Paul hall in Lubaga.

Handing the office Metropolitan Jonah Lwanga pledged to work closely with Archbishop Orombi in the execution of his mandate as a leader of UJCC.

Archbishop Henry Luke-Orombi

Archbishop Orombi commended the outgoing chairperson of UJCC Metropolitan Jonah Lwanga for his wise leadership during his term of office in UJCC.

He asked the religious leaders to examples of the community and politicians in handing over power peacefully to others.

Orombi appealed church leaders to double their effort towards fighting corruption which is eating the Uganda society.

He warned the public against destroying the environment and urged them to abandon the habit of   littering the rubbish all over the roads while travelling in vehicles.

By Isaac Senabulya

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