Mosques are not political stages - Mubajje

Oct 19, 2015

AS the 2016 political landscape becomes more defined, the Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Mubajje, has warned against turning mosques into political stages

By Umaru Kashaka

 

AS the 2016 political landscape becomes more defined, the Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Mubajje, has warned against turning mosques into political stages.

 

In a statement issued by Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) spokesperson, Hajji Nsereko Mutumba, Mubajje noted that any sheikh who will commit the act will be "sowing seeds of insecurity".

 

"He repeated his call to all Muslim clerics to desist from turning pulpits into political stands, noting that whoever does so will be sowing seeds of insecurity," the statement read.

 

Shedding light on Mubajje's warning, Mutumba told New Vision that the Muslim clerics who will not heed the Mufti's call will face UMSC disciplinary committee and sacked if found guilty.

 

"We encourage Muslims to engage in politics and to belong to any political parties of their choice, but not to turn mosques into political playgrounds," he stressed.

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