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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has mediated a religious conflict that had since 2019 inflamed tensions in the Teso Sub Region.<\/p>\n

The conflict pitted Christians of the Church of Uganda Kumi Diocese led by Rt Rev Okwii Esakha against those of the Reform Anglican Church led by Rt Rev Charles Okunya, Upper Nile Diocese in the districts of Kumi, Bukedea and Ngora, prompting the Speaker to convene a meeting between the rival leaders with the view of reaching an agreeable solution.<\/p>\n

Speaking during a gathering attended by top leaders, Ms Among, who also chaired the meeting, urged both Rt Rev Okwii and Rt Rev Okunya to calm the tensions by listening to each other as well as encouraging congregants to stop the fight and the violence that has already left a number of people injured as well as causing insecurity in the three districts of Kumi, Bukedea and Ngora.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must co-exist and deal with this hostility that is diving our people,\u2019\u2019 she said, noting that religious leaders should be a symbol of unity rather than seeking to divide people along religious, property or politics lines.<\/p>\n

The conflicted intensified after the Reformed Anglican Church broke away from the Church of Uganda last year following the cancellation of the Rev Okunya\u2019s election as the second Bishop of Kumi Diocese in 2019 and the subsequent consecration of Rev Okwii in March last year.<\/p>\n

The House of Bishops had on November 19, 2019 elected Rev Okunya, but Christians petitioned the electorate, alleging that the Bishop-elect had falsified his age and engaged in extra-marital affair.<\/p>\n

He was subsequently replaced with Rev Okwi, which angered a section of Christians, resulting into sporadic episodes of violence in which a number of Christians have been injured while others have lost property.<\/p>\n

During the meeting, Ms Among urged the religious leaders to stop inflaming tensions. \u201cEven where there have been misunderstandings, it is dangerous to choose a path that is first and foremost, against the ways of God, and outside the laws of the land.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

A number of meetings have been held at different levels in an attempt to find a solution to the conflict but have not yielded much.<\/p>\n

However, the two Bishops – Rev Okwii and Rev Okunya \u2013 have agreed to reconcile and forge a way forward.<\/p>\n

Deputy inspector General of Police Maj Gen Katsigazi Tumusiime commended Ms Among for volunteering to mediate between the two parties but warned the religious leaders against continuing with the violence.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the first meeting of the many we have conducted that has yielded some positive results, however, I will not hesitate to arrests anyone if we register any more attacks affiliated to any of the churches,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

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