Kyagulanyi seeks blessings from deceased parents

"Dear Lord bless our son and give him all the blessings, may the grace of our Lord be with him," Fr. John Paul Jjumba who led the mass, prayed.

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GOMBA - National Unity Platform (NUP) Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, has paused his Campaigns in Gomba district, his home area, to seek blessings from his deceased parents ahead of the January 14, presidential election.

Kyagulanyi is among the 11 Presidential candidates currently campaigning across the country, to become the next president of Uganda.

After laying the wreath, Kyagulanyi asked for a 'me' moment to speak to his late parents.


Campaigning in Gomba district on Thursday (December 24, 2020), Kyagulanyi who held his first rally at Nsambwe playground in Kanoni, Gomba district, called for a brief mass at his father's home, where priests blessed him and also prayed for the souls of his deceased parents.


"Dear Lord bless our son and give him all the blessings, may the grace of our Lord be with him," Fr. John Paul Jjumba who led the mass, prayed.

Kyagulanyi is born to late Jackson's W. Ssentamu and Margaret Nalunkuma Ssentamu all deceased.

After the laying of the wreath ceremony, Fr. Jjumba who led the mass, put a disclaimer saying no law prohibits the church from blessing the faithful.


The two deceased parents were laid to many years ago, at Wasinda village in Kanoni, Gomba district.

After the Prayers, Kyagulanyi together with his siblings including Fred Nyanzi and Eddie Yawe, led by priests proceeded to the graveyard where his parents were buried, to lay wraths.

After the Prayers, Kyagulanyi proceeded to see his mother's heir take for her, her Christmas, however, the police blocked his way.


After laying the wrath, Kyagulanyi asked for a 'me' moment to speak to his late parents.

"Thank you all for joining me, but at this moment I would want ask you to take leave and give me a few minutes, I want to speak to my Mum and Dad," the visibly teary Kyagulanyi said.


After the laying of the wreath ceremony, Fr. Jjumba who led the mass, put a disclaimer saying no law prohibits the church from blessing the faithful.

He said:" What we have done here, doesn't break any law, if a Christian asks us to pray for them, we have to do so."


After the Prayers, Kyagulanyi proceeded to see his mother's heir to take for her, her Christmas, however, the police blocked his way and asked him to use an alternative route outside Kanoni town.

This Kyagulanyi refused and jumped out of his car, to take a walk to the mother's home which is a few kilometers away from the parents' house.

Kyagulanyi told police they could not stop him from taking Christmas to his mother or else he would walk.


"You cannot stop me from taking Christmas to my mother. Open the way for me if you refuse, I will walk there," Kyagulanyi said as he jumped out of his car.

Mid way, the police fired tear gas to disperse his supporters that were accompanying him as he delivered his Christmas package to the mother in Kanoni town.