Daily Monitor
Tuesday May 11 2021
Summary
The minister, in the company of his bodyguard, allegedly pounced on the clerics as they planted cassava stems on a disputed land.
The minister allegedly assaulted the men of God who were attached to St John’s Church of Uganda Wera.
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The Bishop of Soroti Anglican Diocese, Rev Kosea Odongo has appealed to President Museveni to call to order the State minister for Relief and Disaster Preparedness, Mr Musa Ecweru, who is accused of beating up three Anglican clerics over land.
The minister allegedly assaulted the men of God who were attached to St John’s Church of Uganda Wera.
Daily Monitor
Monday May 10 2021
Reverends and other Christians at the disputed land in Amuria District. Inset is Rev Benjamin Otasuro, who was allegedly assaulted by the minister last weekend. PHOTO/SIMON PETER EMWAMU
Summary
Rev Olato told Daily Monitor that the minister, accompanied by a bodyguard, on arrival called them “idiots” and questioned who gave them authority to open a garden on school land.
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Ajunior minister from the eastern region allegedly roughed up three Anglican priests last Saturday over a land dispute.
The wrangle pits St John’s Church of Uganda Wera and the neighbouring Wera Seed Secondary School, both in Amuria District.