Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Muslim leaders in Luwero have condemned the ongoing land grabbing which has left hundreds of tenants crying foul. According to the Police crime report, Luwero District registered the highest number of cases of malicious damages to property in 2022 after 172 cases were …
Read More »Luwero Muslims seek UGX 200M for inauguration of Kadhi
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Luwero Muslims have outed a budget of Shillings 200 million for the inauguration of their Kadhi, Sheikh Ramadhan Mulindwa and other leaders. Sheikh Mulindwa has been serving in an acting capacity for the past three years. He took over as caretaker Kadhi following the elevation …
Read More »Unregistered mosques won’t participate in UMSC elections: Luwero Kadhi
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Only registered mosques and their faithfuls will be allowed to participate in the forthcoming nationwide Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC polls. According to the drafted roadmap by UMSC, mosque committee elections will take place on September 29th, county elections on October 6th, and district polls on October …
Read More »Luwero Muslim district embarks on registration of imams
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The office of the Luwero District Kadhi has embarked on the registration of all imams and other religious leaders at mosques following the arrest of clerics over alleged links to Allied Democratic Forces. On Sunday, security personnel arrested Sheikh Swaibu Segujja, the Assistant Secretary for …
Read More »Luwero Kadhi summons Imams over uncertified marriages
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheikh Ramadhan Mulindwa Nsanja, the Kadhi Luwero Muslim district has summoned all Imams in his jurisdiction over uncertified marriages. The decision stems from findings showing that about 65 percent of the marriages conducted in his area are uncertified. According to the guidelines from Uganda Muslim …
Read More »Nakasongola, Luwero Kadhis condemn torture of Katumba suspects
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The District Kadhis for Greater Luwero Muslim districts have condemned the killings and torture of suspects accused of participating in the shooting of former Chief of Defense Forces-CDF General Katumba Wamala. Last month, the assassins killed Katumba’s daughter Brenda Nantongo and driver Haruna Kayondo along …
Read More »Luwero market wrangles escalate after collapse of talks among rival Muslim factions
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Talks between rival Muslim factions in Luwero district over the dispute arising from the establishment of a market on the land belonging to Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC have collapsed following the withdrawal of the mediator from the talks. Three weeks ago, the Kadhi Luwero Muslim …
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