The Appointment of Rev Canon George Bagamuhunda as the New Bishop of Kigezi has drawn mixed reactions from members of the laity in the Diocese. Canon Bagamuhunda has always been described by Kigezi Christians as a practical administrator who was behind the establishment of several gravity water flow schemes in the Diocese, although his critics say he is not a good preacher. Some members of the Laity say he is a priest who is rarely seen on the pulpit.
M23 rebels in Eastern DRC have threatened to recapture the North Kivu Provincial capital Goma accusing the Congolese government of failing to live up to its commitments. Bertrand Bisiimwa, the political head of the rebel group, accuses the Kinshasa government of deliberately refusing to honor the November 2012 declaration by the heads of State of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR).
