Ethics and Integrity Minister Simon Lokodo
Minister of Ethics and Integrity Fr Simon Lokodo has attacked the State minister for Tourism, Mr Godfrey Kiwanda over a beauty pageant dubbed ‘Miss Curvy Uganda’ that he on Tuesday launched to select sexy curvaceous women.
According to Kiwanda, the curvy and sexy Ugandan women should be added to the list of tourism products to attract tourists.
“We have naturally endowed nice looking women that are amazing to look at. Why don’t we use these people as a strategy to promote our tourism industry?” Mr Kiwanda wondered, pointing at “a sample” of beautiful women at the press conference yesterday.
Some of the ladies who have signed up for the contest. ALL PHOTOS BY GODFREY LUGAAJU
However, Fr Lokodo has called this contest scandalous and shameful to the country. He has revealed that he was so surprised that ‘his brother’ Kiwanda had supported something like this.
“My brother Kiwanda is misguided. This thing they are doing is very bad for the country. Uganda is a moral country. We have so many things we can use instead of women’s bodies,”Lokodo, who is currently in Kitgum, said in a telephone interview with Sqoop.
Asked if the contest will happen now that he is dissatisfied with it, Lokodo said that he will do all he can to stop it.
“It definitely cannot happen. If we allow such a contest then tomorrow they will tell our young women and men to walk naked.”
Over to you Hon Kiwanda.