Uganda, April 18 -- The entire debate around the national policy to regulate Religious and Faith Organizations (RFOs) has been largely misunderstood to be a law targeting only the "balokole" or the born again Christian sect. This has been the position of many since 2019 when Hon. John Baptist Nambeshe sought leave to introduce this Bill in Parliament. Far from it, RFOs encompass all religions in the country- both traditional and foreign, Christian or Islam, Hindu or "Mama Fina."

What has come out clearly is that we don't need this policy as a country and once implemented, it will go a long way in curtailing the freedom of worship as enshrined in the Constitution.

The four major objectives being advanced by the proponents of the law do n...