Bill on hu­man sac­ri­fice to come up in Parliament

Pastor Peter Sewakiryanga who runs Kyampisi Childcare Ministries, a Christian effort to stamp out child sacrifice in Uganda leads students in a match to create awareness and advocate...

Pastor Peter Sewakiryanga who runs Kyampisi Childcare Ministries, a Christian effort to stamp out child sacrifice in Uganda leads students in a match to create awareness and advocate for an end to ritual killings. Courtesy Photo.

The rise in human sacrifices in Uganda appears to come from a desire for wealth and a belief that drugs made from human organs can bring riches, according to Moses Binoga, the coordinator of the anti-human trafficking task-force at the Ministry of Internal affairs.

He says this act has been fueled by a spate of violent Nigerian films that are growing in popularity, and showcase a common story line: A family reaping riches after sacrificing a human.

A bill that seeks to fight this growing evil in the country will soon come up in Parliament.

This development comes at the time when Par­lia­ment granted leave to Ayivu County Mem­ber of Par­lia­ment, Bernard Atiku to prepare, introduce and present a pri­vate members bill for an Act en­ti­tled for the prevention and pro­hi­bi­tion of Hu­man sac­ri­fice and Harm­ful bill 2017.

De­spite the ex­is­tence of in­ter­na­tional in­stru­ments, na­tional laws and gov­ern­ment ef­forts in place to pro­tect individual’s right to life and de­grad­ing acts, Hon Bernard Atiku says rit­ual killings and hu­man sac­ri­fice prac­tices are on rise in the coun­try and chil­dren be­ing the com­mon vic­tims.

“He told reporters that the bill was seconded ‘since the witchcraft Act has lost rel­e­vance in to­day’s circumstances.”

The Gov­ern­ment chief whip Ruth Nankabirwa is quoted to have said that government has no objection to this bill since it is aimed at com­pli­ment­ing state ef­fort to stop acts of child sac­ri­fice.

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