Kakumiro County Member of Parliament who recently encouraged men to beat their wives as a form of punishment, is off the hook after wedding Ms. Kyarikunda Florence.
The wedding took place at Damasiko Parish Church of Uganda in Kyekado village, Kakumiro district superintended by the arch Archbishop of Church Uganda the Rt Rev. Stanley Ntagali. The function was graced by the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga, State Minister of Finance David Bahati who was also the best man, Robina Nabbanja, Mwine Mpaka among other legislators.
In March last year, MP Onesmus Twinamasiko who has vowed to live with Florence, protect her said slapping women should be used as a form of punishment within a marriage. “You need to, you know, touch her a bit and you tackle her and you beat her somehow to really, you know, streamline her, he said at parliament.
Mr. Twinamasiko came few days after President Yoweri Museveni had condemned domestic violence as after the country joined the rest of the world to mark International Women’s Day.
He said the president actually, “I think, erred somehow,” Twinamasiko, who oversees Kakumiro County told the press at parliament.
His statement however drew criticisms from women activists, legislators, and civil society organisations calling (CSO) him to resign his position a member of parliament and apologize to all women in the Country.
The MP however, apologized saying, for the avoidance of doubt, may I at the onset affirm my highest respect for the dignity of women and my under wavering in the inviolability of women I actually detest all forms of violence against women.
“Kindly accept my sincere and unreserved apologies honorable members and the general public, particularly women. This apology is unconditional, I celebrate women who are the pillars of our society and the custodian of our national our national cohesion and together.” he said during the plenary.