Reconcile – Bishop Ssekkadde

Bishop Samuel Ssekkadde of Namirembe has said after the presidential elections, there should be no retribution against those who did not vote for the winner, reports Josephine Maseruka. Ssekadde asked Ugandans to learn to forgive as the best way for reconciliation, saying revenge would never solve any problem but create disintegration. Ssekkadde was speaking yesterday at Kasubi Church of Uganda Primary School, where he launched a sh18m carpentry and tailoring project sponsored by the Netherlands department, The Foundation for Christian Education. Accompanied by his wife Allen, Ssekkadde said, "I was busy at Namirembe (Cathedral) praying for peace and God answered my prayers and we went through the exercise smoothly." Others at the ceremony were the Rev. Jonathan Kisawuzi, the parish priest of Kasubi, the Venerable Ernest Kibuuka for Kazo Archdeaconary, and the parents-teacher association and the school management members. Ssekadde asked the over 1,000 pupils of the school what they had learnt from the March 12 presidential elections. The pupils caused laughter when they replied "No Change" and "Abeewo" in reference to the slogans used by candidate Yoweri Museveni's supporters. But Ssekkadde said the best lesson from the race was to forgive one another and develop the nation. "Ebiseera bino byetaaga okusonyiwagana, bw'okuba n'omegga ate tomulinyako wadde okumuluma. Gamba kimu nti nkukubye ekigwo biwedde." (When you defeat your opponent, be contented with the achievement but do not seek retribution against that person.) The race had six candidates. Ends