Kampala — Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala has warned against violence and the use of militant groups like the Kalangala Action Plan (KAP) and youth brigades during elections.

In his Christmas message read out to journalists at his Rubaga residence yesterday, Wamala said, "The employment of groups like youth brigades and anything like KAP should never appear in our political activities.

"Jesus, the light of the world, who brought about fundamental transformation in the world and whose birthday we celebrate, never resorted to force or violence."

Wamala said the transition from darkness to the light, which Christ brought about, could point to the political transition from the Movement system to the multipatyism that Uganda has embarked on.

He called for "reconciliation leading to a conducive environment for everyone to feel safe to participate fully in the political activities."

The Cardinal appealed to the electorate to avoid "passivity and indifference, to reject bribes and to support their candidates rather than soliciting support from them."

Wamala regretted that many Christians were returning to satanic ways by worshipping false gods.