Cardinal Wamala Calls for Peaceful Elections

Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala

Function: Retired archbishop of Kampala, Uganda

Title: Cardinal Priest of S Ugo

Birthdate: Dec 15, 1926	Country: Uganda

Elevated: Nov 26, 1994	More information: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

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Cardinal Wamala Calls for Peaceful Elections
Feb 24, 2006
The Catholic Archbishop of Kampala has called on the government to maintain peace as voters go to national elections on Thursday.

Catholic Information Service for Africa (Nairobi, February 21, 2006) Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala was speaking when he presided over an ecumenical Childrens' Prayer for Peace at the Pontifical Missionary Society national office in Kampala on February 17.

The theme of the event was: 'We need Peace, Nothing but Peace, Peace for all.' Cardinal Wamala challenged the children to start advocating for peace where they live and at school.

"Start observing peace in your classrooms, with your brothers and sisters and everywhere," he said.

The children, mostly drawn from primary schools within the Archdiocese of Kampala, marched through the streets to bring awareness to the business community on the need for peace in the country.

Presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on Wednesday, February 23. The contest is seen to be between the current president, Yoweri Museveni, and Dr Kizza Bisigye of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC).

Other candidates are the widow of the late former president Milton Obote, Miria, John Sebaana Kizito and Dr Abed Bwanika.

The campaigns have been characterised by some violence. At least ten people have died in election-related chaos. President Museveni, who came to power through a coup, has been in power for twenty years. Last year, he changed the Constitution to allow him run for another term.

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