(Almost) the First Jewish Ugandan Parliamentarian [Global Jewish Voice]

A supporter of Rabbi Sizomu campaigns by affixing a poster to his "boda-boda" or bicycle taxi

A local Jewish politician campaigns for the goyishe vote – in Uganda:

At one time, Rabbi Gershom Sizomu, who spent five years at the seminary of the American Jewish University in Los Angeles and a year in Israel, was planning to run for Parliament in Uganda – perhaps one day to run for President.

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With the hope of stimulating development and easy access to social services – for the Abayudaya and non-Abayudaya alike – he campaigned from village to village to tell the people about his political ideals and expectations. He gave speeches at school patios, soccer fields and places of worship.

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All these ambitions and dreams were brought to a halt when Sizomu’s political rival was declared winner.

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…Sizomu’s supporters… claimed that the opponent’s thugs had beaten his agents, stuffed their own ballot boxes with illegal votes and stolen some of Sizomu’s boxes from their precincts.

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Check out the rest over at the Global Jewish Voice.

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