Keep Oyo's legacy, uphold peace, unity and development — Kaziimba
Kaziimba emphasised that one way of keeping King Oyo's legacy is loving what he used to love, including peace and unity, but also planting trees to conserve the environment. “Ruwenzori Diocese has secured 20000 tree seedlings and 95 acres where to plant trees in memory of King Oyo,” Kaziimba revealed.
Above all, Kaziimba called for unity in Christ, especially amongst the members of the royal family, explaining that their togetherness brings general unity in the entire kingdom. (Credit: Richard Sanya)
FORT PORTAL - Dr. Steven Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, has appealed to the people of Tooro and the entire country to keep King Oyo's legacy alive, including peace, unity and development.
He made the plea in his sermon delivered to thousands of mourners who thronged St. John's Cathedral grounds on Saturday, September 12, during the funeral service of Rukirabasaija Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who died in USA on September 26th.
“Together as we do this, it will be one way of grieving but also uniting ourselves together,” Kaziimba added. (Credit: Dickson Kulumba)
Kaziimba emphasised that one way of keeping King Oyo's legacy is loving what he used to love, including peace and unity, but also planting trees to conserve the environment.
He also appealed to the mourners, including leaders in various aspects of life, to be champions in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Tooro Kingdom and the country at large, for the nation to have health generation that will sustain long-lasting development.
Kaziimba also appealed to the mourners, including leaders in various aspects of life, to be champions in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Tooro Kingdom and the country at large, for the nation to have health generation that will sustain long-lasting development. (Credit: Dickson Kulumba)
“He also supported youth training, skills and promoted tourism. So let us promote all these initiatives,” Kaziimba explained.
A call for unity among the members of the royal family
Above all, Kaziimba called for unity in Christ, especially amongst the members of the royal family, explaining that their togetherness brings general unity in the entire kingdom.
King Oyo of Tooro, or King Rukidi IV, was the 13th Omukama of the Kingdom of Tooro. (Credit: Richard Sanya)
“Because if you give division room, it might ruin the legacy of King Oyo and the entire kingdom. So as we lay down King Oyo, let us lay down our hatred and conflicts but embrace forgiveness and love,” Kaziimba appealed to the royal family.
King Oyo of Tooro, or King Rukidi IV, was the 13th Omukama of the Kingdom of Tooro. He ascended to the throne in 1995, aged three years, after his father, King Patrick David Matthew Kaboyo Olimi III, the 11th Omukama of Tooro.