Pilgrims draw water from the man-made lake at Namugongo yesterday. They believe it to be holy. PHOTO BY ISAAC KASAMANI One of the attractions at Namugongo Martyrs Shrine is a manmade lake surrounding ...

Thousands of Christians today walk to Namugongo on pilgrimage. File photo. In an effort to curb the Christian influence and try to regain the traditional and customary authority over his subjects, ...

Church of Uganda is planning to construct an amphitheatre at the Nakiyanja ground in Namugongo. This follows the reconstruction of the Martyrs Museum just before the visit of Pope Francis to Nakiyanja ...

Around this time every year, different groups of pilgrims set out on a journey to Namugongo in Wakiso district to celebrate the Uganda Martyrs Day. While many travel from all corners of Uganda, others ...

Thousands of Pilgrims descended at the Namugongo Martyrs Shrine on 3rd June after a two-year hiatus following the covid 19 pandemic when the government announced a two-year lock down to stem the ...

What you need to know: Four days a week, learners work in teacher-supervised clubs on green, circular projects. When St. Kizito High School in Namugongo began converting the waste left by pilgrims ...

Nearly 690,000 pilgrims thronged the Uganda Martyrs Shrines at both the Catholic and Protestant sites in Wakiso District last year. A report on visitor analysis at the two shrines released by the ...

Kampala — Today, Christians mark 119 years of 45 Uganda Martyrs, some of whom were killed at Namugongo. Kabaka Mwanga ordered their execution. Stephen Ssenkaaba delves into the mystery of Namugongo's ...

At least 20 Anglican converts were also executed by the king, who allegedly took offence to the conversion of his subjects. The Remembrance Day for the deaths of the Catholics took a global dimension ...

An unidentified woman was rushed to Ziya Angelina Health Center in Namugongo, where she gave birth to a baby girl, after getting labor pains during mass at the Catholic Martyrs shrine during mass.