Otim’s daughter, Anne Alum Ogwal confirmed the death of her father to URN this morning. She said the Anglican Church will issue a detailed program for the deceased’s funeral and where he will be laid to rest.
Bishop Kibira said many religious leaders are seemingly paying more attention to their titles as fathers, nuns, brothers, pastors and end up paying little attention to their core duty of serving Christ.
The clan leaders accuse New Jerusalem Tabernacle Church, which belongs to Severino Lukoya, the father of Alice Lakwena, the former head of the Holy Spirit Movement of erecting his church on one and half acre of the clan land.
According to 2019 estimates by the World Population Review, the population of Uganda is around 44.27 million people, up significantly from 2013’s estimate of 33,640,833. With the current rate of growth giving rise to an increase of nearly 1.5 million people a year, the population is forecast to be 47 million people in 2020 and 64 million people in 2030.
Ntungamo Resident District Commissioner George Bakunda says that the decision to have the churches registered is to ensure their activities are closely monitored and secure the lives of the members.
Rev Canon Robinson Oginga Odinga, the Kitgum Town Parish Vicar who is overseeing the church construction says President Museveni in March last year made commitments to financially support construction of the church.
According to Rev Odinga, the president pledged iron sheets, cements and angle bars but a year later, only 560 iron sheets were delivered through the Kitgum Municipality legislator Beatrice Anywar.
Specifically, Mukalo’s faction wants President Museveni to help them get back LPC Health Centre IV, which they claim to have built. “We want the President to help us and ensure that our property that was built with funding from peasants isn’t taken away by anybody,” Rev. Mukalo said.
Rev. Fr. William Andima, the Youth Chaplain Christ the King parish made the appeal during the Arua diocesan youth day celebrations 2019 held in Arua town parish on Saturday.
Beatrice Nabuyoga, a resident of Luzira village, Busiya parish in Bulambuli district and her bedridden husband have sheltered some of the victims in their home. Nabuyoga, a peasant farmer says her family decided to offer about 10 empty rooms in their home to host the landslide victims after seeing many of them suffering with nowhere to sleep.
During the meeting, Wangula accused Nasubuga for among other things collecting soil from the foot stamps of about five residents and smearing blood on doors and windows of six different houses. No sooner had the LC I chaired completed reading the accusations, than several other residents showed up accusing Nsubuga of the same.
Rev. Canon William Ongeng, Provisional Secretary Church of Uganda explained that Rev. Omoding was dropped by the House of Bishops for reasons he declined to reveal.
The House of Bishops sitting at Namirembe Cathedral in Kampala this morning elected Bishop Samuel Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu as the ninth leader of the Church of Uganda.
Bishop Katumba was enthroned in September 2017 at the height of disputes between the clergy and parishioners, many of whom were even opposed to his candidature because of biases against Bishops coming from outside the diocese.
Tumwine’s troubles stems from a long-standing dispute in which three families in Makoole village, Kyeera Sub County in Sembabule are accusing him fraudulently claiming ownership on their land, measuring 89 acres.
In special prayers presided over by the Bishop of Madi West Nile Diocese Charles Collins Andaku at Koboko Boma Grounds on Friday, the religious leaders asked God to intercede for the Minister and protect her from the threats to her life.
After his retirement in 2009, Bishop Drandua retired to Don Dino Orphanage Center, which he had built with the help of donors from Germany and Austria to help Orphans and vulnerable
Children in the diocese.
Hamada Kamwada, the chief petitioner, says despite writing to the Mufti about the issue of the Kadhi, they haven’t received any feedback. He explains that the term of the interim committee that was appointed when the Kadhi was suspended expired long ago.
