I had for once spared myself from commenting on whether or not Bishop Janani Luwum deserved to be honored with a public holiday. One, his spiritual contribution and fight for democracy are both uncontested. Two, it was quite open that the timing was intended to serve a political purpose, especially when it was intertwined with the reburial of the late Lt Gen Bazilio Olara-Okello.
However, when I attended a CBS radio talk show recently, many commentators narrowed this debate to mere medals given to such heroes and ignored the fundamental issues, hence this article.
Any levelheaded person would agree that Bishop Luwum's murder was caused by his fight for democracy and justice. It is also uncontestable that his murder was orchestrated by Idi Amin's dictatorial regime. Some of the glaring dictatorial acts of that regime included taking power using the might of the gun, abolishing political parties, nationalizing private land, extrajudicial killings and murdering those opposed to the regime. Read more
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