UGANDA

COMPENDIUM OF CONFLICTS IN UGANDA
divide the community by preaching that salvation can only be achieved upon being
‘born again’. 78 Religious differences continue to spark conflicts across Uganda, and are
manifested in the way different religious denominations and communities relate to one
another, and in many cases condemn traditional African beliefs.
3. Juxtaposition of Political Parties with Religious Affiliations (1960 -
present)
Participants identified the introduction of religiously affiliated political parties, particularly
the Democratic Party (DP) and the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC), as responsible for
creating conflicts and societal divides that continue to define Ugandan politics. The DP,
for example, is largely supported by Catholics, while the UPC is supported primarily by
Protestants. Participants referred to the following songs to highlight the political divide
between the parties: “Muni oyube me nyono wii wa,” (“It was a design by the
Europeans to sit on us”), and “Kwon pa DP pe acamo,”
(“I cannot share food
with the DP”).The last phrase illustrates how party politics has gone so far as to divide
78 Ibid
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