The Law of Witchcraft, Sorcery and illuminate in Uganda: a Philosophical Discourse 1st Edition by Lubogo 9789913628822 9913628822

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• ISBN 10: 9913628822
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• Author: Lubogo

There has been a marked increase of reports on issues connected with witchcraft in the media. These stories range from exhuming dead bodies for body parts, human sacrifice where victims are killed, genitals cut off and blood drained from the body and people banished from home areas after being accused of bewitching others. One wonders whether witchcraft practices are on the increase or whether their prominence is because they are linked to criminal acts such as murder. Many reasons are advanced for practicing witchcraft search for wealth, jobs, power, love, peace and stability in relationships. Research reveals that witchcraft in historical, anthropological, religious, and mythological contexts is the alleged use of supernatural or magical powers. A witch is a practitioner of witchcraft. Historically, it was widely believed that witches were in league with the deviseconl and used their powers to harm people and property. Particularly, since the mid-20th century, ‘bad’ and ‘good’ witchcraft are sometimes distinguished. The ‘good witchcraft’ often involves healing. The concept of witchcraft as harmful is normally treated as a cultural ideology, a means of explaining human misfortune by blaming it either on a supernatural entity or a known person in the community. The forever lingering mystery of Illuminati and sorcery in Uganda is hidden in the practices of societies like the church and industries like music and entertainment let alone politics, its legality is enshrined in the laws of Uganda but unearthing them is a tragedy, in this edition we seek to point out these elements and how to work around them, their effectiveness and pangs plus how definite the spells and curses are legally especially in our laws of Uganda.
Uganda has a specific law on witchcraft. The Witchcraft Act of 1957. This law provides for the prevention of witchcraft and the punishment of persons practicing it. The practice of witchcraft is not confined to Africa. Communities worldwide practice it. For example, the United Kingdom has the Fraudulent Mediums Act of 1951 which repealed their Witchcraft Act of 1735. This English law punishes persons who fraudulently purport to act as spiritualist mediums or to exercise powers of telepathy, clairvoyance or other similar powers. In Uganda, one significant case on witchcraft is Constitutional Case No. 2 of 1997 between Salvatori Abuki, Richard Abuga and the Attorney General. The petition was successful, Constitutional court declared that: The sections interpreting witchcraft were void for being vague and ambiguous and did not meet the requirements of the Constitution. And that as a result the petitioner was not afforded a fair trial as the offence was unknown.

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