Banyarwanda tribe protected under the Uganda Constitution, says Minister Baryomunsi
Published: 5/Sep/2021
Source: New Vision (Kampala)
The minister was reacting to a question from a journalist at Uganda Media Center on Saturday about complaints from the community that they are treated differently because of their ethnicity. ..
ICT and National Guidance minister, Dr Chris Baryomunsi, says talk of discrimination against the Banyarwanda people in Uganda is not true and is only intended to sow seeds of discord between the community and other tribes in Uganda.
‘If there’s any problem against anybody, that problem is with individuals not the government because this government treats all Ugandans equally,’ he said.
The minister was reacting to a question from a journalist at Uganda Media Center on Saturday about complaints from the community that they are treated differently because of their ethnicity.
The development came shortly after Victoria University vice chancellor, Dr Lawrence Muganga, who openly identifies himself as being a member of the Banyarwanda community, was arrested last week.
Muganga has also been part of the group spearheading efforts to rename the community, “Abavandimwe” on grounds that they are being segregated in the name of calling them ‘Abanyarwanda’.
Read further: https://www.newvision.co.ug/articledetails/114022