Only 500 cleared to attend Archbishop Lwanga burial
April 8, 2021
Cyprian Kizito's body being wheeled to Kololo Independence Grounds on Tuesday
Only 500 people will be allowed to attend the funeral ceremony of the late Archbishop of Kampala Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga scheduled for today Thursday.
According to Fr. Nicholas Mulumba, the head of communication at Kampala Archdiocese, a few people have been selected to attend the requiem mass and burial at Rubaga Cathedral. Fr. Mulumba said the sendoff will follow the ministry of Health guidelines to avoid the further spread of the disease.
Addressing reporters in a joint press briefing by the Catholic Church and security at the Central police station in Kampala, Mulumba said that the Church and other authorities have selected only 500 people, mostly priests and Christians who had a special attachment to the late archbishop. Lwanga who died in his sleep last Saturday will be buried inside the cathedral at 2 pm.