{UAH} Uganda: Cardinal Condemns Police Kicking of Piglets At Protest
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Uganda: Cardinal Condemns Police Kicking of Piglets At Protest
Photo: Abubaker Lubowa/Daily Monitor Mpigi — Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala has joined a growing chorus of animal rights' activists condemning security operatives who kicked piglets at Parliament last week. Youth belonging to Jobless Brotherhood last Thursday dropped 10 piglets at the main gate of Parliament, protesting government's decision to give Shs200 million to each MP for a new car.
One of the piglets, branded Kato Lubwama, the Rubaga South MP, was tortured to death by police officers on duty. The protest was intended to portray the MPs as greedy.
The Cardinal, who was speaking during a Mass to celebrate the 68th anniversary of Ggoli Catholic Parish in Kamengo Sub-county, Mpigi District, on Sunday, said taking pigs to Parliament cannot solve unemployment.
"They (youth) would have used other avenues to express their dissatisfaction," Cardinal Wamala said, adding that the action diminished the value of the MPs and portrayed police as heartless and unprofessional.
This was the second time members of Jobless Brotherhood were taking piglets to Parliament. In June 2014, they managed to smuggle two piglets into the parking lot of Parliament protesting corruption and youth unemployment.
Ggoli Catholic Parish church was established in 1948 by local Catholics led by Fr Peter Mberenge.
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