UGANDA: ARCHBISHOP LUKE OROMBI WARNS MUSEVENI NOT TO BURN UGANDA COMPARE ABRAHAM PLEA TO GOD NOT TO BURN GOMORA AND SODOM.

Next year 2026, Uganda will go to election, don’t burn Uganda. Remember how Abraham negotiated to God on Gomorrah and Sodom. God Told Abraham that he wanted to burn Gomorra, but he pleaded to God if there were 100, would God Change his mind, what about if there are 50 people, or 10 would you not burn down the cities.

I believe that there are 10 people in the fourth Coming Feb 13, 2026 as Uganda will be heading for  General elation, considering your decision not to burn down Uganda. I have forgiven those who wrong me, and I also ask those who I have wrong to forgive, Archbishop Orombi pleaded.

 Finally Northern Uganda unite after 50 years in bloodbath, from 1971 when Idi Amin, son from West Nile toppled the Uganda People Congress UPC government, later in 1985, Gen Tito Okello who hailed from Acholi Sib Region also toppled the Second Obote government, Dr. Apollo Milton Obote hailed from Lango Sub Region.

The Six Cluster of Northern Uganda Diocese, Kitgum Anglican Diocese, West Lango Diocese, Lira Diocese, Nebbi Diocese, and Madi Okolo-Arua Diocese as the Rt. Rev.Godfrey Loum sent his warm greetings from the Bishops and people from the Greater Northern Diocese of the Church Uganda in the very precious name of Lord and savior the message to thousands congregations who turn up to celebrate as he welcome you to Uganda Martyrs Anglican site at Namugongo as Uganda commemorates.

KAMPALA-UGANDA JUNE 3, 2025.

(The speeches in Martyrs special magazine of Uganda martyrs 2025) however the speeches live addresses by the people we have quoted.

By Okumu Livingstone Langol

Dr. Luke Orombi Archbishop Emeritus of the Church OF Uganda poured his heart to praise Northern Uganda luster-comprising the Diocese Northern Uganda, Kitgum, Lango, West Nile and Nebbi-for organizing this year 2025           Martyr day commemoration. His theme dwells on the spiritual state of man, and the need to trust and walk in God’s way.

“This year, the Anglican Church celebrates the theme imitating God by doing Good, how do you relay this to the average person in a so ity that seems to reward impropriety over virtue?”.

Archbishop Orombi stressed throughout human history, there has never been a generation that was completely lean. Evil has always existed, when I was a young teacher in Lira, an old man once said to me.

“Young man, in life you will meet many people. No one is 100% good or 100% bad. There is both good and bad in every person, try to imitate just one good thing from every person you meet. After 20, 30 or 40 years, if you have met many people and learned something good from each, you will be rich in wisdom and character.” (Archbishop Luke Orombi 2025).

Thousands of Martyrs quit listening, he added. Today we live in a very informed generation. Social media and technology spread news, especially bad news-across the globe within seconds, evil is amplified because that is its nature. The worst news grabs humanity, the Bible tells us there is nothing inherently good in us-only evil.

Asserting that, but we still seek goodness. Why? He asked the congregations because we are also capable of it, we can be kind, compassionate and empathetic. The faith we belong to teaches us that goodness comes from God, when God gives us his spirits, His goodness can be present in us 24/7, but it is there.

Let me give you an example, I have travelled this country widely , Ugandans are very hospitable whether in Karamoja, Bundubugyo, Kisoro, Kitgum or Arua people will welcome you, offer food, water and shelter. Ugandans give not because they have much, but because giving is our nature. This goodness exists even if it is not dominant in people’s lives, because evil is also innate. Sometimes even evil people are celebrated because God is good. Are we perfect imitators? Not necessarily, but we try.

Archbishop Luke Orombi posed a question; So, every era has its own challenges, in your view what is the greatest challenge to the Christian faith today?

He elaborates, the Christian faith today is not being well represented in Uganda we do not have modern-day martyrs. Faith has become cheap and commercialized, many of today’s preachers are motivational speakers looking to make money off the church, and as a result, many Ugandans are searching for the true gospel.

“The Church has become a marketplace especially in Kampala people hop from church to church shopping for a message that suits them. The commercialization of religion and the prosperity gospel-where preachers grow rich at the expense of the poor-has corrupted faith.” Archbishop Luke Orombi warned.

He further argued that he remembered the days of the Balongkole movement, those believers were not highly educated, but they were honest, hardworking and deeply committed. They cut across tribal and linguistic lines, binding the nation together, that is the spirit we have lost.

“I hear young people on the radio talking about how they want to see war, but they do not know what war or poverty truly is. In the 1970s you could go to the taxi park and find no vehicles, you couldn’t find a bottle of soda or a bar of soap. Life was hard, today there is abundance and that prosperity has made people forget God. Our greatest challenge is that people are not turning to God by choice, we need to make that conscious decision-not be driven by persecution or suffering.”

His view, should Archbishop Janani Luwum’s place in our collective memory be?

He asserted, Luwum is undoubtedly a martyr, two weeks before his death, while on leave his wife urged him to flee the country, he replied, “whom will I leave my flock to.?” That was the sacrifice of a man who valued his people above his life, if Luwum had not died, Uganda’s political path might have been different, his death was the moment the world realized the extent of Amin’s brutality. It became a turning point for the country.

“Personally, he is the one who led me into the ministry, in 1971, while teaching in Lira, he saw leadership in me and urged me to join the ministry. Although I delayed due to marriage, I eventually joined Bishop Tucker College in 1975, shortly after he became Archbishop, I knew his heart.

Archbishop Orombi welcomed president Museveni when he arrived at Namugongo at 11.30AM East African times, says President Museveni always does not cause commission during the prayer as other politicians would stop their arrival and stop church services.

“You are welcome to Excellency President Museveni and the first lady Mrs. Janet Museveni for your generously constructing Namugongo Anglican Church of Uganda shrine. Since 2012 when I retired I have never set foot here, you have put billions of money here. Congresilation .”

Our theme today is “Imitating God by doing good”. I know I may be wrong with many people. I asked them to forgive me as also I forgive those who wrong me. President Museveni you have done well in your leadership, you have taken Uganda from grass to grace when you came in 1986. Things were not good, economically and road network infrastructure was bad, but now Ugandans can see for themselves.

I believe that next year 2026, Uganda will go for a political election, but I asked you not to burn the country. I want you to see and look at the conversation between Abraham and God, when God visited Abraham. God says he wants to burn Gomorra and Sodomy because of the sin.

However, Abraham told God, but if there are 100 righteous people found in Gomorra will you burn, God said no. how about if 50 people found, will still burn, God answered no. how about 10 people, God said no.

“As Ugandans are going for general election, I ask you not to burn Uganda because there will be 10 people who are right.” Archbishop Emeritus Luke Orombi warned Museveni.

Dr. Ruth Jean Aceng, Uganda Health Minister, the Chairperson Organising Committee, Northern Uganda Cluster Dioceses says Grace and peace to you all.

Says, on behalf of the house of Northern Uganda Cluster Diocese, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the House of Bishops for entrusting us with the sacred responsibility of organizing this year’s martyrs Day celebration, it has been a humbling task to serve as Chairperson of the Organizing Committee.

For the first time since the 1970s when such powerful Northern Ugandans came to unite despite counter bloodshed caused by Major General Idi Amin who hailed from West Nile, then in 1985, the Acholi’s rebellion by Gen Tito Okello Lutuwa wrecked the second Uganda People Congress Government. And the bloodshed.

Under the Chairperson of Dr. Ruth Jane Aceng and the Rt. Rev. Bishop Godfery Loum, the two have been instrumental in organizing. Dr. Ruth Aeng further argued, I would like to commend the tireless committee members and dedicated generously of the faithful. Your selfless contributions of time, resources, and prayer have made it possible for us to honor the martyrs in a manner worthy of their legacy. “Let us not grow weary of doing good for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9.

This year’s theme calls us to remain alive to our duty to do good in the face of many. Pressures and distractions, indeed, faith without works is dead (James 2:26). In your giving, your labour, and your prayerful support, you have borne witness to the enduring strength of our Christian calling.

Rt. Rev. Godfrey Loum, Bishop of Northern Uganda Diocese, the Chairperson Central Organizing Committee, and his message was. “To all the pilgrims, including the foot pilgrims who walked all the way from the Greater Northern Uganda, thank you for coming and God bless you all”

Many people who the Black Star News talked to unanimously alluded that the unity that has been seen, let be adopted to unite to bring tangible and invisible development in the Greater North.

As a cluster, we loud the clusters that have previously ked the celebration on which we build this year. Ours is a hope to contribute to the exponential growth that the Anglican site at Namugongo has registered both in numbers of the pilgrims and infrastructure.

Surely, this is becoming a world class religious tourist destination and a pilgrimage center, we are grateful to the president of the Republic of Uganda Yoweri Museveni.

President Museveni made the median addresses during Martyrs day in Namugongo says the other revolutionary idea taught by Christianity is love for our neighbors, good neighborliness, as demonstrated in Jesus parable of the Good Samaritan, transcends the narrow confines of tribe, religion, and race.

“Its all-embracing, it does not discriminate against anyone. It is on account of this universals appeal of Jesus teaching that Christianity has been able to grow and spread to ever comer of the world”

Museveni warned that as an example of Christianity martyrs sacrificing their lives and died for us, we should also remember that (Mayembe) witchcraft cannot withstand the power of the guns, although Uganda martyrs are being honored as a message to take home.