Uganda, Feb. 15 -- The Bishop of Busoga Diocese, Rt Rev Samson Paul Naimanhye, has attributed the increasing cases of incest to moral decay among Ugandans.

The Bishop made the remarks on Wednesday during a requiem mass for a prominent Jinja-based engineer and industrialist, Asupasa Kivebulaya Nabulongo Mwase, who died on February 4, aged 91.

"Immorality, people not respecting their homes, and a lot of gender-based violence is taking place because of moral decadence," Bishop Naimanhye said.

He added, "Here (Jinja city), we have a man who defiled his 14-year-old biological daughter several times."

Bishop Naimanhye was referencing a case in which a 35-year-old man was arrested for allegedly defiling his 14-year-old daughter in a guest ho...