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The 68-year-old archbishop was known as an outspoken defender of the rights of the poor and oppressed. PHOTO: Alphonsus Fok
A Ugandan archbishop who died suddenly on Holy Saturday has been remembered as a loving and dedicated leader at a recent Mass in Sydney.
Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga of Kampala, was found dead in his room on 3 April, in a shock to the East African nation and its diaspora. Questions immediately multiplied around his death. Both before and after January elections in his country, Archbishop Lwanga expressed fears for his life.
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In death, Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga has become the subject of fresh and contentious speculation spurred largely by his sudden passing.
At 9 o’clock on Saturday, April 3, Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga was found dead in his residence near Lubaga cathedral. He has been archbishop of Kampala archdiocese since September 2006.
His death was particularly shocking to the nation because a day before, he publicly took part in the ecumenical way of the cross; a mimic of the journey Jesus Christ took before he was crucified on the cross. Many Ugandans are quietly finding it hard to believe that Lwanga died innocuously in his sleep without an ominous incident.
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Yes, death is natural. We don’t question it when it strikes. Indeed, as Muslims, to cite what I know best, Allah tells us, “Every soul will taste death. Then to Us will you be returned.” We believe this to be true and final.
But scripture goes further and tasks the living to take stock and offer accountability over the cause of death of the departed. Lest it happens again and take more lives. Wasn’t this the entire point of the Covid-19 lockdowns and monies: to make sure no life was lost without accountability?