By Conan Businge

THE Government has been urged to focus on the spiritual aspect to attain success in the fight against poverty.

The Baha’i community director, Daisy Bamuno, said, “There is need to have the spiritual ingredient in the fight against poverty if it is going to be successful.”

Bamuno was yesterday addressing Baha’i members at their temple at Kikaya during prayers in commemoration of the Human Rights Day.

The function was organised to foster ways of fighting poverty as the main cause of human rights abuses in Uganda.

Bamuno said, “There are other persistent ills obstructing the peaceful development of people and the nation. Marginalisation of girls and women, failing states, lack of political freedoms and the HIV/AIDS scourge are some of the aspects. This has led to serious human rights abuses in turn.”

The relief state minister, Musa Ecweru, said, “The Baha’i community’s belief in the spiritual aspect of fighting poverty should be upheld. “The human virtue of trustworthiness is so vital in the social development process that if lacking, no progress can be attained.

“Using the principle of justice and equity, it is now time to bring to an end the social injustice levelled at women.”

Ecweru said the Government would deploy community development officers in sub-counties to ensure that the development process favours marginalised groups.