Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba criticized internet shutdowns and voting irregularities in the contest that returned Yoweri Museveni to his seventh presidential term.
Most Anglican leaders reaffirmed their commitments to protecting the vulnerable, and some also spoke with gratitude for Welby’s leadership and assured him of their prayers.
Some religious and political leaders suggest that the complicity of Museveni’s government in a campaign of violent oppression surrounding the January 14 national election shows him following in the footsteps of his former nemesis.
Uganda is in uproar over the nighttime destruction of St. Peter's Anglican Church, in Ndeeba, a Kampala suburb, the latest event in a long dispute over whether the diocese or the alleged donor's heirs hold title to the valuable property.
