The two, identified as Samuel Kamuze, the Guild President of Grover Wilcox School of Mission, Nakanyonyi and Jimmy Ssenvuma, were assaulted by a group that found them digging at the college farm on Thursday, just a day after unknown people were seen surveying the same land.
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appealed to the newly installed Bishop of Mukono Diocese, Enos Kitto Kagodo, to focus his episcopal ministry towards the economic and social transformation of Christians under his care.
Upon being installed as the new Bishop of Mukono Diocese, the Reverend Enos Kitto Kagodo has pledged to promote evangelism through youth fellowships, improving the welfare of the clergy, payment of chaplains in schools, securing bursaries for the children of the clergy, constructing a new cathedral and supporting development projects of the diocese.
According to Bishop Ssebaggala, he decided to undertake the initiative of constructing a perimeter wall around the land following threats by some people to encroach on the church land.
“The church is looking for support from different categories of people such as professionals, the business community, Archdeaconries, and political leaders. We have chosen different people to head each group and we equally have much trust in them to deliver,” Batamye notes.
The House of Bishops seated at Lweza Conference Center elected the Very Rev. Enos Kitto Kagodo the 5th Bishop of Mukono on Wednesday to replace Bishop James William Ssebaggala.
He is remembered for many times staking a million shillings and a bull to wizard who would in an open space and make spirits talk, but none ever showed up to win it.
Places of worship such as Mt. Lebanon Church and St. Phillips and Andrews Cathedral together with other churches organize New Year's night prayers in open spaces which attract food vendors to shift their services closer to the people.
Bishop Ssebaggala noted that several Christians keep bothering members of the nomination committee to reveal the names of clergy selected and forwarded to the House of Bishops for the final choice of the Bishop who will take over from him.
According to Archbishop Mugalu, various groups are heavily funded to spoil the new generation and are currently targeting holidaymakers and youths in churches mainly through their leaders.
Mayiga is confident that it is only a matter of time when the quest for the federal system of governance shall bear results but shall be achieved, and therefore the performance exhibited the county levels, shall be important and adopted in running the day today federal government.
Maria Kigozi,60, one of the affected residents whose house faces demolition, says that she got married to her late husband Samuel Kigozi at 20 and has since stayed on the land in harmony with the church.
According to Kamya, when entered the house, he was welcomed by the lifeless bodies of his children lying in a pool of blood in their living room. Between the bodies was a bible.
The matter came to the limelight after the demolition of the Mosque and the caretaker’s house, allegedly with an intention of establishing individual developments on the land. Muslims in the area are now accusing Mugga of selling at least three of the five acres of land donated to the Muslim community by the Late Hajji Zaidi Mukiibi.
Moses Byamukama, the Officer in Charge of the Environment Unit at Mukono Police Division, disregarded the outcry and cleared the operation of Churches and other places of worship.
Trouble started on Monday last week when Ssenyonga laid claim to part of the land hosting Namataba primary and secondary at Namataba town council in Mukono district.
Rev. Peter Bakaluba Mukasa, the LC V Chairperson of Mukono District, says the diocese under the leadership of Bishop Ssebaggala has proved to be the government’s strongest partner in development.
It has become a trend for clerics, especially from Pentecostal churches (born again) to wear Anglican liturgical vestments for Bishops and the Archbishop. The latest incident was when Dr. Joseph Sserwadda, the head of Ndeeba Victory Church, and Pastor Nathan Ibrahim Turyamureeba appeared dressed like Anglicans during a consecration event.
On the same function, Dr. Stephen Mulindwa, the Mukono District Health Officer also appealed to residents who missed out on vaccination process to positively respond. According to him, the 58 person confirmed in the district to have died due covid-19, none of them was vaccinated. So far Mukono district has registered 14 cases of covid-19 in a period of two weeks.
