Archbishop Lwanga succumbed to Ischemic heart disease
Monday April 05 2021
Archbishop of Kampala Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga’s portrait during his requiem mass at Rubaga Cathedral on April 5, 2021. PHOTO/ STEPHEN OTAGE
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Archbishop Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga died from a heart condition that kills within 3-5 minutes, the post-mortem report states.
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The late Archbishop of Kampala Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga succumbed to Ischemic heart disease following coronary heart thrombosis, according to a post-mortem report from Mulago national referral hospital.
“This means a heart attack that is due to a blood clot that was found inside the artery that supplies blood to the heart,” Dr Andrew Ssekitoleko, the prelate s personal physician said through a report explaining the cleric’s tragic demise.
The now deceased Archbishop of Kampala Arch-diocese, Kizito Lwanga leaves a mark as a perceived cryptic of the reigning government with these as some of his remarkable statements
Daily Monitor
Saturday April 03 2021
Archbishop Lwanga and President Museveni pictured at State House, Nakasero in April 2018 after a meeting following a Good Friday sermon (2018) where the prelate revealed that his life had been threatened by an anonymous caller who claimed the state had received information linking him to a plot to overthrow the government. PHOTO/PPU/ FILE
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On February 15, Dr Lwanga pelted condemnation at security forces after a wave of abductions and torture had been mounted on citizens with the issue disdainfully addressed by government.
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Pronounced dead less than 24 hours after leading the traditional Good Friday celebrations, the Archbishop of Kampala Arch-diocese, Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga leaves a mark as a perceived critic of the reigning government who was also unlimitedly-vocal on societal issues like marriage, land ownership, human rights and security. While Dr Lwanga was critical of the government, he was also known to praise t
Denouncing the violent scenes that the country witnessed on November 18, 2020 during a tense electoral season- Dr Lwanga rallied Ugandans to be merchants of peace.
“Wherever you intend to fire bullets or hurl teargas canisters, ask yourself if it suits the motto, ‘For God and My Country.”
“Let us always remember that God wants nothing from us but peace and all of us should strive to have that peace but not violence. Peace should be right from within our hearts,” Dr Lwanga said.
Commonwealth lauds Museveni for Covid-19 response
Wednesday March 17 2021
Commonwealth Secretary General Dr Patricia Scotland (purple dress) and Ugandan president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at State house on March 16, 2021. PHOTO/PPU.
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The Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland has hailed President Yoweri Museveni for the ‘proper response’ to Covid-19 pandemic in Uganda.
“I must commend you your excellency and your leadership for what you did right from the very beginning in terms of leading this by listening to science, listening to the empirical evidence, planning and helping to get the population to support the measures,” she said.
Ms Scotland made the remarks when she paid a courtesy call on the President at State House Entebbe on Tuesday.