Do Not Inherit Widowsâ€"Kiyonga
Sep 03, 2002
The National Political Commissar, who is also minister without portfolio, Crispus Kiyonga, has warned Ugandans, particularly the Bakonzo, against wife inheritance, saying it spreads the rate of HIV/AIDS infection.
By John Nzinjah
The National Political Commissar, who is also minister without portfolio, Crispus Kiyonga, has warned Ugandans, particularly the Bakonzo, against wife inheritance, saying it spreads the rate of HIV/AIDS infection.
“This culture of inheriting widows as wives is one of the ways through which HIV/AIDS is spreading very fast. I have been warning Ugandans to avoid it,†he said.
Kiyonga, also MP for Bukonzo West Constituency said this while opening a three-day workshop for people living with HIV/AIDS at the Kasese Catholic Diocese Social Services Hall.
The workshop was organised by the National Guidance and Empowerment Network of people Living with HIV/AIDS (NGEN).
NGEN national co-ordinator Major Rubaramira Ruranga said stigmatisation of people living with HIV/AIDS was still high, and that the launch of a new drug initiative was a dream. Ends
The National Political Commissar, who is also minister without portfolio, Crispus Kiyonga, has warned Ugandans, particularly the Bakonzo, against wife inheritance, saying it spreads the rate of HIV/AIDS infection.
“This culture of inheriting widows as wives is one of the ways through which HIV/AIDS is spreading very fast. I have been warning Ugandans to avoid it,†he said.
Kiyonga, also MP for Bukonzo West Constituency said this while opening a three-day workshop for people living with HIV/AIDS at the Kasese Catholic Diocese Social Services Hall.
The workshop was organised by the National Guidance and Empowerment Network of people Living with HIV/AIDS (NGEN).
NGEN national co-ordinator Major Rubaramira Ruranga said stigmatisation of people living with HIV/AIDS was still high, and that the launch of a new drug initiative was a dream. Ends