UGANDA: Bishop of Kasese Urges Politicians To Be Truthful to President On Challenges Facing Locals
Bishop Kibira Planting a Tree
Masereka Peter
Rt. Rev. Francis Aquirinus Kibira Kambale, the Ordinary of the Diocese of Kasese has argued political leaders at different levels against what he called spicing the living conditions in their district to please President Museveni than telling him about the reall challenges affecting the locals.
Addressing diocesan stakeholders during a meeting held at Kasese Secondary School to review strategies for the new Cathedral construction, Bishop Kibira asked politicians to present the land challenges before President Museveni for a possible solution now that land in the district is over squeezed by national parks, rivers, forests and lakes, leaving the locals almost with nothing.
Kasese as a district is challenged with number of land disputes including Kabukero, Bigando, Ngoko, Kirembe and Buyinanule land among others which for years has failed to be resolved but continue claiming life of citizen in a fight for boundaries.
Referring to the region, a former major producer of bananas and coffee that they abandoned over selfish political sentiments, the bishop argued the locals against mixing politics with matters of development, presenting Buganda as an importer of every crop, animal and bird products they formerly produced.
On the new Cathedral project, Bishop Kibira said the construction requires sacrifice that Christians, God fearing people and the Church leaders ought to undertake to complete the construction works.
The bishop gave all Parishes in the Diocese up to ninety days, ending with June, to have completed their shares for the new Cathedral construction.
Mbarara Ecclesiastical Province Bishops Get together for the year 2025 will be hosted in the Diocese of Kasese, the Ordinary of the Diocese of Kasese, Rt. Rev. Francis Aquirinus Kibira Kambale, has announced, adding that the event will start on Wednesday 30th April to Sunday 4th May 2025.
The Diocesan laity Council chairman, Mr. George Mayinja, called for renewed efforts to have the Cathedral built ahead of the 2026 Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations that will be animated by the Diocese of Kasese.
In a separate interview, the Chairperson for the Cathedral Construction Executive Committee Mr. Joseph Nzukwa, said the directive by the bishop requires joint efforts that would intensify resource mobilization plans to have the construction work resume.
