{"id":600,"date":"2014-12-19T06:49:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-19T06:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2014\/12\/19\/uganda-president-museveni-presides-over\/"},"modified":"2016-05-03T09:40:51","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T09:40:51","slug":"uganda-president-museveni-presides-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2014\/12\/19\/uganda-president-museveni-presides-over\/","title":{"rendered":"UGANDA: President Museveni Presides over Ground Breaking Ceremony for Re-Development of Uganda Martyrs Shrine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni with <\/em>
\nMost Rev Ciprian Kizito Lwanga (left)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\n

President
\nYoweri Kaguta Museveni of the Republic of Uganda on Sunday 14th
\nDecember, 2014, presided over the grand ground-breaking ceremony for the re-development
\nof the Uganda Martyrs Shrines at Namugongo.<\/p><\/div>\n

\n <\/div>\n
\nAddressing the
\ncrowd that attended the ceremony, the President Museveni said that the
\ngovernment has over the years been using Church Land without paying anything;
\nhe therefore promised that the government will pay the money to the Catholic
\nChurch so that it may help in this noble project.<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nArchbishop
\nof Kampala, Dr. Cyprian Kizito-Lwanga, said that over the years, Namugongo has
\ndeteriorated in terms of sitting capacity and other utilities, like toilets and
\nplaces of accommodation due to the overwhelming numbers of pilgrims that keep
\nincreasing every year.<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\n\u201cThe
\nactivities surrounding the re-development are, therefore, part of the ongoing
\nimprovement process of Namugongo shrine that aimed at marking of this year Golden
\nJubilee of the canonization of the 22 Uganda Martyrs,\u201d Archbishop Lwanga said. <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nHe said that
\nwith the ceremonies, they are appealing to local and international resource mobilization
\ngroups to repair the shrine which is currently leaking. They also want to
\nconstruct multiple toilet facilities for the thousands of pilgrims, reconstruct
\nthe shades around the man-made lake and to renovate the Alter sanctuary.<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nThey are
\nalso to construct dormitories for the many pilgrims who travel long distances
\nand sleep in the open. They want to improve upon the terrace and pathways,
\nprovide safe Uganda Martyrs\u2019 drinking water for the pilgrims and; they would
\nalso wish to construct a Uganda Martyrs\u2019 museum and grottos for each Martyr.<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nThe Archbishop
\nalso revealed that they want to purchase a public address system and screens to
\nenable visibility and audibility for the pilgrims to properly follow what would
\nbe going on at the altar and activities elsewhere in the whole place.<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nThey also
\nwant to improve the security precautionary measures for all the pilgrims and
\naround whole place and; to improve upon the pastoral spiritual and health
\nservices in whole place of martyrdom.<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\n\u201cIn order to
\nensure a smooth process, we have been assigned two missionaries of Africa to
\nhelp the coordination of the spiritual activities aimed at achieving our dream
\nof Namugongo.<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nArchbishop Lwanga
\nexpressed gratitude to the Uganda Government, particularly to President
\nMuseveni for accepting to officiate at the ground-breaking ceremony of
\nNamugongo Uganda Martyrs Shrines.<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\n\u201cI would
\nlike to appeal to the nation to support this effort, because Namugongo is a
\nNational Shrine of an international repute. It will benefit not only our
\npilgrims, but also the tourism sector. It will enhance the evangelization of
\nthe entire continent and the world at large. Ugandans are encouraged to
\ncontribute generously towards this noble cause through the SMS platforms and
\nthe various bank account numbers, which the steering committee will provide in
\ndetails soon,\u201d the Archbishop urged.<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nThe project
\nis expected to cost the Catholic Church an estimated 36 billion Ugandan
\nShillings (About 13 Million USD).<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nGiving a
\nbackground of the project, he said that Namugongo Uganda Martyrs Shrine was
\nstarted by the late Emmanuel Cardinal Nsubuga in 1967 and; a corner stone was
\nlaid in 1975 by a special papal envoy Sergio Cardinal Pignedoli.<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nNamugongo
\nlie 15 km east of Kampala city off Jinja Road. It was a place of execution of
\nall people who committed grave offence in the Kingdom of Buganda. The Uganda
\nMartyrs both Catholics and Anglicans offered their lives to Christ and were
\nburnt alive on the orders of King Mwanga
\nin 1886 for refusing to denounce their faith.<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nFollowing
\nthis holocaust that reached its climax on June 3, 1886, Namugongo has easily
\ntaken on the image of the attraction as a place of pilgrimage for about 2
\nmillion pilgrims from around the world annually; most of whom come to commemorate
\nevery third day of June each year when St Charles Lwanga and others were
\nmartyred.<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nSOURCE: Juliet Lukwago; UEC
\nCommunications Office<\/i><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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