BUIKWE-UGANDA/NEWSDAY: Retired Central Buganda Bishop and now the chairman of the Church of Uganda Namugongo shrines has said works on the amphitheater will soon commence and rallied faithful to warm up for the fundraising events due to be announced.
“The works will be enormous and will require billions of shillings…lots of money, much of which will be contributed by all of us,” Matovu said.
He was speaking Sunday at a thanksgiving event at St. Peter’s Nyenga in Njeru municipality Buikwe district at the thanksgiving of two aging sisters Mary Musoke aged 78 and Jessica Nabatanzi, 75 who contracted Covid19 together and nearly on the same dates.
It is feared by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that those aged above 60 years of age, have fewer chances of survival once contracted with Covid19.
Mr. Fred Wantaate the son, their son and heir to the late husband of Mary Musoke, Rev Canon John Musoke Ssalongo narrated the horrific experience underwent by the family when their mothers were sick.
“One of our brothers boldly told us to prepare the burial of these people. We had just lost a young sister to covid19 so he thought our mothers had no chances to survive. When we visited hospital we were only allowed to speak to them at a distance. It was like they were caged,” Wantaate aid.
Mrs. Mary Musoke said she together with her young sibling Nabatanzi got sick from a wedding service.
“We stayed together in the same room. When we returned, I had lost my taste, I quickly weakened and so was my sister. Our son (Fred Kafeero) rushed us to hospital only to be declared covid19 positive,” Mrs Musoke said.
Bishop Emeritus Matovu said whatever happens is the decision of God and believers must always pay tribute to Him.
“That giving thanks to God after healing your family knows who enabled it is the fullness of Christianity and which must be emulated by all,” Matovu said.
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Matovu said that the 48 acres of land donated by Tefiro Kisosonkole the former Katikkiro of Buganda in 1938 is being upgraded to a classy tourism hum. At least 25 martrys according to Matovu were killed or theor remains dumped here after renegading from the orders of Kabaka Mwanga on June 3, 1886.
Matovu said works on the Museum were compolete and the next phase to that will have a modern hotel, children’s park and an ampitheatre will be started soon.
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