KAMPALA-Hon Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi wine the President of National Unity Platform (NUP) , one of the opposition parties in the country, has commented about the alleged attack against Pastor Aloysius Bugingo of House of Prayer Ministries.
In his statement released on Friday 5th January 2024 morning, Kyagulanyi sais that he is shocked but not surprised by the alleged gun attack on Pastor Bugingo that left his Assistant/ Driver/Church-elder/ UPDF- SFC bodyguard dead.
“Gun violence has been so normalised in Uganda that every time an incident like that happens, we are all left wondering who the next victim might be!
Now, I guess we’re going to see Gen. Museveni blame this on pigs or ADF. Our Muslim brothers and sisters have always been the scapegoat and of late, political opponents as we saw in the case of Hon. Ssegirinya and Hon. Sewanyana.”
He adds that although Pastor Bugingo has been very hateful towards them and their struggle for a better country, he encouraged all people to pray for him at this time and extend sympathy towards him and his family.
“Jesus teaches us in Matthew 5:44-45, to “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you…” Maybe God gave him another chance so as to open his eyes to the realities in our country. For him to see what exactly we are fighting for! Yes, he publicly rejoiced when some of our people, including our brother counsel Wameli died, but we must have the courage to return love where there is hate. “
Kyagulanyi also noted that he has hope that Bugingo will use his life to glorify God and not men, and to hate the devil and not fellow human beings.
“Our country is so messed up, that some ‘men and women of God’ feel safer with soldiers and guns other than the presence of God, and they struggle to appease those in power instead of appeasing the almighty God. What a shame!”
Bobi wine went further and expressed concern about several murders of the kind which have not been investigated to their logical conclusion which left a number of questions in people’s mind.
Pastor Aloysius Bugingo was attacked on Tuesday at Namungoona as he was heading home , his vehicle was shot several times leading to death of Richard Muhumuza who was the second person in the vehicle.
