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The Uganda Episcopal Conference (UEC) is working hard to ensure that there will be maximum security during this year’s Uganda Martyrs celebrations scheduled for 3rdJune.Speaking on phone from Kampala to AMECEA Online News, Fr. Philip Odii, the National Executive Secretary for Communications at the UEC said that already the committee in charge of Security for the preparations of the annual celebrations of the Uganda Martyrs is already working with the Ugandan Police to ensure security around Namugongo Shrine, the venue of the celebrations.
These tough security measures are being taken by the conference in the wake of terrorist threats which have been reported in the local media and also following the attacks that have been going on in the neighboring country Kenya. “Issues of security are being taken seriously because there has been reports of terror threat from the media even though no specific Churches are mentioned as targets,” he said adding that the police are already doing regular patrols at the Namugongo Shrine while at the Sacred Heart Cathedral Lubaga in Kampala, Security measures have always been taken care of especially during major celebrations.
According to reports from The New Vision Daily Newspaper in Uganda the US embassy has
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| A section of clergy and Christians during last year's Uganda Martyrs Day Celebrations at Namugongo Shrine |
"The threat information indicates a group of attackers may be preparing to strike places of worship in Kampala, particularly churches, including some that may be frequented by expatriates, in May or June," the embassy warned in a statement to US citizens Tuesday.
Uganda is one of the major contributors of troops to the African Union force fighting the Al-Shabaab in Somalia. On July 11th 2010 the country experienced terrorists attack during a suicide bombings carried out against crowds who were watching a screening of 2010 FIFA World Cup Final match during the World Cup at two locations in Kampala. The attacks left 74 dead and over 70 injured. Al-Shabaab, a Sunni Islamist Somali militia believed to have ties to Al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the attacks as retaliation for Ugandan support for AMISOM.
