Pioneer Bishop of Lango Diocese Dead

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.