By Our Reporter Parliament will today, Wednesday further discuss The Alcoholic Drinks Control Bill 2023, which seeks to among others amend the minimum age of consumption, and time allowed for sale of alcoholic drinks in Uganda. Tabled by Hon Sarah Opendi (Mp, Tororo Municipality), the bill proposes to have a jail term of 3years imposed on anyone who sells alcoholic drinks to persons below a certain age, or pay a fine of Shs40M. Hon. Opendi proposed to have alcohol sold between 5Pm to 10Pm on weekdays and 12:00 Noon to 12:00 Midnight on weekends and public holidays. In their submissio ..read more

Bishop David & Pastor Cindy Kiganda, hosts of the Annual Ministers’ Conference. Courtesy photo. By Our Reporter Christianity Focus Centre (CFC) – located in Mengo – Kisenyi, under the leadership of Bishop David Kiganda, has finalized preparations for the 29th annual Ministers Conference. Running under the theme “You shall remember the Lord your God for its he who gives you power to get wealth,” (Deuteronomy 8:18), the 8-day conference has since its inception sought to among other things renew the hope and strength of gospel ministers through the Word, and equip Church members for the work ..read more

 Israel Mbonyi. Courtesy Photo. By Our Reporter Preparations are in high gear as Uganda is set to host Israel Mbonyi, a gospel minister based in Rwanda who has risen to the helm of music royalty in East Africa over the last few years. The 32-year-old is expected to minister live in Kampala on the 23rd of August, 2024 at Lugogo Cricket Oval. Then, on the 25th of August, 2024, he will make an appearance at Mbarara University (Inn grounds), located in the western region of Uganda. Born Israel Mbonyicyambu, the acclaimed musician, whose recent gospel hit ‘Nina Siri’ garnered over fifty four ..read more

Photo Credit: International Christian Concern (ICC) By Our Reporter & Agencies A ministry organization that works to raise public awareness and provide advocacy for persecuted Christians globally, has stepped up to help a woman in Uganda who was kicked out of her marital home by her husband because she left Islam and received Christ as her personal Lord and saviour. How it all started Twenty years into her Muslim marriage, Nagudi Azida was forced to move back with her parents. Her husband had abused her and had started pursuing another woman. Her Muslim parents, however, forced her to ..read more

Muslim assailants broke Mukisa Siraji’s leg on May 28, 2024 near Iganga, Uganda. (Courtesy Photo) By Our Reporter Preaching the Word of God in certain parts of Uganda, especially those predominantly occupied by muslims has become extremely dangerous for gospel ministers. Just recently, two evangelists were on their way to preach Christ in Iganga town, eastern Uganda when they were suddenly attacked by Muslim extremists. This unfortunate incident occurred on 28th May 2024 along the Iganga-Kaliro road, as confirmed by USA-based persecution watchdog, Morning Star News (MSN). The victims identifie ..read more

By Our Reporter Final preparations are taking place ahead of Uganda’s first-ever family festival. The event, which is organised by among others the Inter-religious Council of Uganda and Global Peace Foundation Uganda chapter, will take place on 29th June, 2024, at Kololo Independence grounds in Kampala. President Yoweri Museveni is expected to be the chief guest and the keynote speaker will be the Chairman of the Global Peace Foundation, Dr. Hyun Jin Moon. “We are meeting to celebrate the vision of one family under God, a path of reviving the African renaissance. We are motivated tha ..read more

Prof. Josef Haik (L), MD, MPH., Plastic Surgeon, Active Director, the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Director of the Burn Center, the Sheba Medical Center together with Pastor Umar Mulinde (R). Courtesy Photo. By Our Reporter Pastor Umar Mulinde was coming out of a church building in Namasuba, about 30 miles outside of Kampala, when Islamic extremists shouting “Allahu Akbar [God is greater]” threw acid on him on Dec. 24, 2011. “I was attacked by someone who called out to me and when I turned to look over, he spilled acid on me that burned part of my face ..read more

Nathaniel Bassey (Courtesy Photo.) By Our Reporter Celebrated Christian music minister Nathaniel Bassey has confirmed that he will be visiting Uganda for the very first time this August. This will be an experience to live for as his visit comes in a year that Uganda has had the pleasure to host several other anointed Christian worship leaders including Mercy Chinwo, Travis Greene and Dunsin Oyekan. “Uganda! We are coming! See You,” the Nigerian gospel minister posted on X (formerly twitter) on Thursday. Nathaniel Bassey, who is also the pastor at The Oasis – The Youth ..read more

Gregory Wayne Abbott (pictured), an American politician, attorney, and jurist serving as the 48th governor of Texas since 2015. In 2023, a bill that required Texas public schools to display the Ten Commandments failed. However, Louisiana has had its victory in similar attempts this month. Image: Jana Birchum/Getty Images By Agencies BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom, the latest move from a GOP-dominated Legislature pushing a conservative agenda under a new governor. The legislation tha ..read more

Evangelist Daniel Kolenda (L) preaches in Hoima, a city in the Western Region of Uganda. By Male Marvin Two weeks since Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke’s successor Daniel Kolenda and his team from Christ for All Nations (CfAN) commenced gospel outreach campaigns throughout Uganda, over 80,000 souls have made the decision to follow Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. In a statement published Wednesday, Evangelist Daniel Kolenda who is the current President and CEO of CfAN, said that in each town the crusades are staged “crowds are growing night after night.” These include Busia, Hoi ..read more