Gulu residents want unmarried people pushed out of town
Landlords in Limu parish, Laroo division in Gulu municipality want single women and men evicted from the area. This follows a recent increase in cases of immorality in the area.
By Gillian Lamunu
Landlords in Limu parish, Laroo division in Gulu municipality want single women and men evicted from the area. This follows a recent increase in cases of immorality in the area.
Following a meeting convened LC1 chairman Sylvester Ojuru and area landlords last Thursday, the community filed a petition at Laroo division head office demanding that a bi-law is enacted against unmarried people staying in the area.
Ojuru said only employed unmarried men and women would be tolerated in the area if the bi-law was passed.
“They have a stable source of income, but those who are jobless jeopardise the area’s security because they are potential criminals,†he said.
The decision comes two weeks after a four-year-old child, Roney Opio, was burnt to death while his single mother identified, Christine Acayo, was away at a night club.
“If Acayo was a married woman, her husband would have saved the child,†said Ojuru.
He regretted that many unmarried people turned to prostitution and robbery to make ends meet.
Tom Kilama, a landlord in the area, supported Ojuru’s decision. He said married people did not share houses, paid-up there rent on time and were easy to supervise, compared to people who were single and lived in groups.
Landlords in Limu parish, Laroo division in Gulu municipality want single women and men evicted from the area. This follows a recent increase in cases of immorality in the area.
Following a meeting convened LC1 chairman Sylvester Ojuru and area landlords last Thursday, the community filed a petition at Laroo division head office demanding that a bi-law is enacted against unmarried people staying in the area.
Ojuru said only employed unmarried men and women would be tolerated in the area if the bi-law was passed.
“They have a stable source of income, but those who are jobless jeopardise the area’s security because they are potential criminals,†he said.
The decision comes two weeks after a four-year-old child, Roney Opio, was burnt to death while his single mother identified, Christine Acayo, was away at a night club.
“If Acayo was a married woman, her husband would have saved the child,†said Ojuru.
He regretted that many unmarried people turned to prostitution and robbery to make ends meet.
Tom Kilama, a landlord in the area, supported Ojuru’s decision. He said married people did not share houses, paid-up there rent on time and were easy to supervise, compared to people who were single and lived in groups.