Daily Monitor
Thursday April 08 2021
A cleric swings a thurible with burning incense around the casket containing the remains of Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga during a requiem Mass at Uganda Martyrs Catholic Shrine, Namugongo in Wakiso District yesterday. PHOTO | STEPHEN OTAGE
Summary
The funeral-goers began gathering at the shrine, a gigantic physical symbol of many of Lwanga’s feats, from as early as 8am amid heavy police deployment and tight security.
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Hundreds of mourners yesterday flocked Uganda Martyrs Catholic Shrine at Namugongo to pay their last respects to late Archbishop of Kampala Cyprian Kizito Lwanga.
The funeral-goers began gathering at the shrine, a gigantic physical symbol of many of Lwanga’s feats, from as early as 8am amid heavy police deployment and tight security.
Minister Baryomunsi dispels doubts over Lwanga’s death
Thursday April 08 2021
Bishops and Papal knights standing behind the casket of the fallen Archbishop s body inside the Namugongo Martyrs s basilica before the requiem mass yesterday. PHOTO | STEPHEN OTAGE
Summary
Dr Baryomunsi said the doctors’ report showed that Archbishop Lwanga had a pre-existing heart disease, which was being managed while a postmortem report indicated that he had ischemic heart disease following coronary heart thrombosis, which means his heart was diseased.
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Dr Chris Baryomunsi, the State Minister for Housing, has explained the cause of death of Archbishop of Kampala Cyprian Kizito Lwanga.
“The doctors have already explained the cause of death. I, however, want to take this opportunity as a medical doctor to also further provide an explanation so that we all appreciate the cause of Dr Lwanga’s death,” Dr Baryomunsi told mourners during a requiem Mass at Uganda Martyrs Catholi