Uganda, March 29 -- Religious leaders have been placed in the uncomfortable position of having to deflect accusations they have abandoned the flock even as Uganda joins the rest of the Christian world in mourning on Good Friday, a day on which our Lord Jesus Christ died for the sins of mankind.

Mr Joshua Kitakule, secretary general of the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda, an umbrella body under which the various faith leaders congregate, denied they have been pocketed by government.

"The clerics are not being compromised in any way," Mr Kitakule said, promising they will address issues facing the country over Easter.

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