Speaker Among Reconciles Rivalling Bishops In Kumi Diocese
Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has today mediated a religious conflict that had since 2019 inflamed tensions in a section of the Teso Sub Region.
The two Bishops Rt. Rev. Okwii Esakha and Rt Rev Charles have had a rivalry since 2019 leaving Christians divided.
The conflict had for a long time pitted Christians of the Church of Uganda Kumi Diocese led by Rt Rev Okwii Esakha against those of the Reform Anglican Church led by Rt Rev Charles Okunya, Upper Nile Diocese in the districts of Kumi, Bukedea, and Ngora, prompting the Speaker to convene a meeting between the rival leaders with the view of reaching an agreeable solution.
Speaking during a meeting that was attended by other leaders including the IGP, Ms. Among, who also chaired the meeting, urged both Rt Rev Okwii and Rt. Rev Okunya to calm the tensions by listening to each other as well as encouraging congregants to stop the fight and the violence that has already injured a number of people as well as causing insecurity in the three districts of Kumi, Bukedea, and Ngora.
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