[allafrica.com] The Uganda Joint Christian Council has spoken out on electoral reforms and the recent arrests of key opposition figures. The clerics, including [Anglican Archbishop] Stanley Ntagali of [The Church of the Province of Uganda], Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga of the Catholic Church and Metropolitan Jonah Lwanga of the Orthodox Church faith, want government to work on electoral reforms ahead of next year's polls.

In a statement issued on Monday during their general assembly at Pope Paul Memorial Centre in Kampala, the clerics said they were nonpartisan and were only "airing out our opinions as these are concerns and complaints by the opposition political parties and civil society organizations that their proposals submitted were not considered".

"We therefore urge government to take a fresh look at issues pertaining to the electoral reforms," said Dr Lwanga. "We should be part of the process for shaping the way the country is governed which in a way affects how Christians practice their faith."

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