Joseph Turya, the Katonga Region Police Spokesperson, says they were forced to use tear gas to open the road, which had been blocked by the huge crowd to ease movement for other road users.
Read more ...Several speakers at the funeral highlighted the deceased’s good deeds and hard work in various capacities.
Read more ...According to Bishop Gakumba, the love people have shown Ojwang after his demise was surprising adding that “if Ojwang was to be here, he would wonder that people still love me.”
Read more ...Godfrey Loum, the Vicar General of Christ Church in Gulu told mourners during a requiem mass at Christ Church that the body will be taken to the prelate`s home in Awere Sub County in Pader district.
Read more ...The news of Monsignor Kizito’s appointment was made public on Friday with a publication in The Vatican announcing that the Ugandan born priest would take over the Diocese that has been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Michael Wüstenberg in 2017.
Read more ...Following his death, the Church of Uganda had proposed that Bishop Ojwang’s body would be buried at all saint's cathedral church Kitgum, the designated burial grounds for Kitgum diocese bishop. However, the prelates’ relatives from the Tooro clan in Pader district rejected the idea citing that his body should be buried at his home in Pader town council.
Read more ...Bishop-elect Joseph Kizito was born in Wakaliga, Kampala, in the Archdiocese of Kampala, in 1967. He was educated in Uganda, Rome and Pretoria, South Africa. He was ordained into the priesthood in September 1997 in Aliwal Diocese, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Read more ...According to documents before the High Court Civil Division, Kampala Archdiocese instructed Byenkya, Kihika and Company Advocates in 2018 to recover Shillings 17 billion from the Finance Ministry being rent arrears for two pieces of land in Nsambya including the one hosting Nsambya Police Barracks.
Read more ...Sheikh Musa Khelil, the Acholi Khadi and Vice-Chairperson Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative - ARLPI says that the Late Bishop was a promoter of peace and development in Kitgum despite the turbulence that bedevilled his tenancy which culminated into his forced retirement.
Read more ...Reverend Erasmus Turyatunga, the Diocesan Secretary of the Diocese of Kigezi says the Fellowship embraces other ethnic groups and friends of Kigezi despite highlighting lots of issues in the mother diocese in Kabale.
Read more ...Arrival of the translation ended years of struggle faced om evangelization of Bakiga Communities using Luganda and Lunyoro – Lutoro Bible versions.
Read more ...According to the widow, Bishop Ojwang had been hospitalized for over a week with high blood pressure and diabetes. He was transferred to Kiruddu General Hospital from Gulu Regional Referral Hospital when his health condition worsened.
Read more ...The Bishops observe that the amount of force used by some security agents while arresting protesting students of Makerere University, journalists and opposition groups over the recent weeks was uncalled and violated human dignity.
Read more ...Budhagali died at Nile Hospital in Jinja district on October 26 after losing the battle to diabetes and high blood pressure, according to his daughter, Betty Namande.
Read more ...This afternoon, a section of traditionalists led by Mukisa Mutyaba who refers to himself as the leader of traditionalists in the country accused Jjumba Lubowa, the leader of “Tondism", a traditional faith group of failure to fulfill the rituals of the gods.
Read more ...The deceased’s wife, Mastula Lukowe took advantage of the funeral payers on Friday to unveil her children both to the gods and the public. They are Joy Mutesi, Rose Nabirye, Emmanuel Misango, and Betty Ndi
Read more ...Sheikh Mubaje said that now that regional Kadhis are in place, they will perform the monitoring role in the different districts under their region. District Kadhis will be required to report to the regional Kadhis and only approach the Muftt on referral.
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