Bishop Onono Receives Guinness Peace Award

Jan 25, 2002

Bishop Nelson Onono Onweng of Gulu Diocese was yesterday awarded the Guinness Power of Goodness Award for the month of December in recognition of his tireless efforts to cease hostilities in the northern region.

By Emmy Olaki Bishop Nelson Onono Onweng of Gulu Diocese was yesterday awarded the Guinness Power of Goodness Award for the month of December in recognition of his tireless efforts to cease hostilities in the northern region.Mrs. Proscovia Njuki handed over the award to the Bishop at the Uganda Breweries offices in Luzira.Njuki said the bishop was recognised for his peace initiatives in the northern Uganda. “It is evident that the bishops efforts have cultivated new hopes for a peaceful end to the northern war which ravaged the region and caused much sufferings to the people. This is indeed a positive outcome to the bishops efforts that the panelist recognised and wanted to appreciate,” she said.Ends

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