Uganda: Legislator Drafts Bill to Ban Witchdoctors

13 December 2018

Kampala — The chairman of Uganda Parliamentary Forum for Children and Ayivu County MP, Mr Bernard Atiku, has prepared a Private Member's Bill seeking to regulate traditional healers and ban witchdoctors in a bid to address issues of human sacrifice and other harmful practices.

Speaking during a consultative meeting in Kampala yesterday, Mr Atiku said from the consultations carried out in Busia, Nakasongola, Rakai and Buikwe districts, people called for a ban of witchcraft and shrines in the country which they said is a major cause of child sacrifice.

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