African parliamentary MPs issue joint communique to address emerging threats on family values and sovereignty

BY SADIQ  BAMWITA

The legislators from 23 African states have issued a joint communique to tackle emerging threats from western countries that are likely to affect African culture, family values and sovereignty. 

The Legislators together with cultural and religious leaders plus deputy speakers of their respective countries and academias reason that the joint  communique will help to defend and protect African culture and family values.

Addressing repoters last night in Entebbe, Hon. Sarah Opendi, the chairperson of Parliamentary Forum on family, said the joint communique comes timely when there are a number of  emerging  threats from western countries trying to undermine African culture and national sovereignty.

Hon. Andrew Amwako, a legislators from Ghana, castigated the western countries especially donor partners for attempting to impose their culture on Africans.

Kenyan senator Beatrice Ogola, revealed that the government of Kenya is in the final process of enacting a comprehensive bill that would protect family values and national sovereignty.

Hon. Peter Kaluma,also legislator from Kenya, appealed to development partners from western countries to stop dictating for independent Africa states on cultural families which are foreign to African states .

Hon. James Kieth, a legislator from South Sudan, said acts of homosexuality is taboo in his country saying the Sudanese cherish their cultural values and stand against foreign cultural values.

In similar news , Dr. Chris Baryomonsi, the Minister for Information and National Guidance has bashed western countries over increased threats to cut foreign aid given to the government of Uganda saying the country can survive using it’s available resources adding that the Parliament of Uganda is firm to defending the values of Ugandans and called on the president of Uganda to expeditiously assent to the Anti_homosexuality Law that criminalize homosexual crusaders.

Minister Baryomonsi,  noted that  Uganda will not  allow colonialism to resurface in form of distorting our culture and customs by superimposing  acts of homosexuality which are alien to us.

‘Uganda will not allow western countries to legislate for us in guise of offering us foreign aid.

On one hand, Hon. Asuman Basalirwa, who tabled the contentious Anti- homosexuality bill asked government to remain firm on the contentious Law  despite threats to slash aid but rather  learn to use the available resources in a frugal manner.

Hon. Betty Esther Naluyima, Wakiso district Woman Legislator as well as a member of the parliamentary forum for children affairs, called upon African states to stand against homosexuality and to effectively use the available resources other than depending on conditional aid from Western countries.

On the other hand , Pastor Martin Ssempa , the founder of Makerere community church,said though he was sanctioned by western countries,  as religious leaders they won’t allow homosexuality to thrive because it endangers existence of African culture and family values.