Another Kampala Church ”Oasis Of Life Destiny” Demolished
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Just a few days after demolition of St.Peter’s Anglican church in Ndeeba, the yet to be confirmed reports revealed that another city church has been demolished.
Oasis of Life Destiny Church found in Namuwongo a suburb in Kampala City has just been brought down today in the presence of Uganda police officers.
This Church is headed by Pastor Ivan Obbo whom we couldn’t reach on his cell phone for a comment.
Efforts to speak to Uganda police spokespersons for more details were futile.
More details coming soon
President Museveni addressing the Clergy and the community at the site of the demolished St Peter's Church Ndeeba on August 14, 2020. PHOTO | PPU
The Church will retain this land, I have joined this war – Museveni
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Friday August 14 2020
President
Museveni has finally spoken out on the demolition of St. Peter’s Church
Ndeeba, which was razed down on Sunday night following a land dispute.
The incident which set tongues wagging from all corners finally got the President visiting the scene on Friday morning.
A
number of leaders including the Vice Presiedent Edward Ssekandi, the
Kattikiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga, Kampala Lord Mayor Erias
Lukwago, the clergy led by the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda
Stephen Kaziimba, ministers and several others have been visited the
site and have strongly condemned the act, calling for reprimand of
persons involved.
The Archbishop during his visit on
Tuesday, tasked government to ensure that the Church is reconstructed,
terming its demolition as an act of barbarism and an attack on all
Christians worldwide.
Well, the Archbishop’s prayer
could be 'answered' soon, as the President while visiting the site this
morning, gave assurance that the Church will retain the land and pledged
government support in rebuilding it.
“I am going to
invite the Namirembe Diocese Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Wilberforce Luwalira,
and engage all parties involved. The bottom line is that the Church will
retain this land and we shall build a new church. I have now joined
this war,” Mr Museveni said on his twitter handle.
The President condemned the act and promised to have those
responsible for the demoltion punished. He also rubbished claims that
government was behind the demolition, he urged that such reports should
be treated with utmost contempt.
“Even if the church
was in the wrong, ordering demolition was extreme. Dialogue would have
resolved this matter. Judges should have limits and understand public
interest. Demolishing a church is a curse,” the President said.
Senior
police officers and eleven other suspects have since been arrested in
connection with the demolition of the church. They were on Thursday
arraigned before Makindye Court magistrate where they were remanded to
Kitalya prison.
The 45-year old church was demolished
in the wee hours of Sunday after losing a court battle in which three
people it had registered as the land trustees could not be accepted. The
trio were instead considered proprietors of the said land.
This was after the wife of the late Bishop Dunstan Nsubuga denied knowledge of the land as ever being the property of her late husband.
This was after the wife of the late Bishop Dunstan Nsubuga denied knowledge of the land as ever being the property of her late husband.
