{"id":1611,"date":"2024-08-21T19:54:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T16:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/?p=1611"},"modified":"2024-08-21T19:54:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T16:54:37","slug":"electorates-used-as-ladders-by-politicians-rv-fr-gaetano-batanyenda-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.messiahradio.co.ug\/index.php\/2024\/08\/21\/electorates-used-as-ladders-by-politicians-rv-fr-gaetano-batanyenda-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Electorates used as ladders by politicians. Rv. Fr\u00a0Gaetano\u00a0Batanyenda\u00a0States"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>RUKIGA:<\/strong>\u00a0In a striking condemnation of modern political practices,\u00a0Rev.\u00a0Fr. Gaetano Batanyenda\u00a0has criticized politicians for allegedly using electorates as mere tools for personal gain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In interaction with the senior lecturer at Makerere University&nbsp;Dr. Jude Katerega&nbsp;who doubles as the&nbsp;National Coordinator of the Ugandans below 40 Organization (UB40)&nbsp;Rev. Fr. Geitano called for a critical reassessment of political ethics and accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fr. Gaetano, a prominent advocate for social justice, asserted that current political trends reveal a shift about where leaders rank personal advancement over the needs of their constituents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to him, this approach undermines the core democratic principle of representative governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Politicians have increasingly treated electorates as ladders to climb rather than communities to serve. The integrity of our political system is compromised when leaders view their positions not as a responsibility to the people but as a means to advance their personal agendas.&#8221;\u00a0Fr. Gaetano Batanyenda Stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adding another layer to his critique, Father Geitano highlighted a disturbing trend where politicians are allegedly exploiting church leaders to bolster their public image and gain electoral advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He claimed that politicians are given prominent seats in churches and are publicly endorsed by religious figures, which he argues skews electoral decisions and undermines the separation of religion and politics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accompanied by the\u00a0Deputy National Coordinator UB40 Moses Gumisiriza,\u00a0Dr. Jude Katerega\u00a0said that\u00a0Rev.\u00a0Fr. Gaetano Batanyenda\u00a0remains a staunch proponent of political reform, underscoring the need for a system that genuinely serves the interests of the public rather than the ambitions of its leaders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RUKIGA:\u00a0In a striking condemnation of modern political practices,\u00a0Rev.\u00a0Fr. Gaetano Batanyenda\u00a0has criticized politicians for allegedly using electorates as mere tools for personal gain. In interaction with the senior lecturer at Makerere University&nbsp;Dr. Jude Katerega&nbsp;who doubles as the&nbsp;National Coordinator of the Ugandans below 40 Organization (UB40)&nbsp;Rev. Fr. Geitano called for a critical reassessment of political ethics and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1612,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breakingnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.messiahradio.co.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.messiahradio.co.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.messiahradio.co.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.messiahradio.co.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.messiahradio.co.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.messiahradio.co.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1611\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.messiahradio.co.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.messiahradio.co.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.messiahradio.co.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.messiahradio.co.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}