Only 60 People Invited for Martyrs Day Celebrations

The annual Martyrs day celebration will be attended by only 60 people, this year.

This is the only number expected at both the Church of Uganda and Catholic shrines in Namugongo on June 3 as the country maintains restrictions on public gatherings as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, the Most Rev. Dr. Steven Kaziimba Mugalu has invited only 40 people to attend the annual prayers. The revelation was made by the Bishop of Namirembe Diocese Rt. Rev. Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira during an on-site visit to the shrine, early today.

In the previous years, millions of people from within and outside Uganda thronged both the Anglican and Catholic Shrines to commemorate the martyrs, a brave group of young men who died while defending their faith.

Bishop Luwalira said that the Church was allowed by authorities to hold prayers at the Shrine by very few people in order to observe physical distancing, a recommended measure for taming corona virus. He advised believers to stay safe at home and tune into the different media to follow and join in the prayers.

At the Catholic Shrine, Rev. Fr. Joseph Mukasa told our reporter that they have invited only 20 people for prayers to be led by the Archbishop of Kampala, Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga.