
“Rubaga Cathedral has postponed a highly anticipated Holy Mass intended to pray for the release of Dr. Kizza Besigye, veteran opposition figure and leader of the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), and other political inmates. The decision to defer the service came shortly before the scheduled 2 p.m. service, stirring confusion and emotions among supporters who had assembled at the cathedral grounds” (…) “Before giving the final blessing during the afternoon Mass, the cathedral administrator, Rev. Father Achilles Mayanja, announced that the planned Mass in honour of Besigye and other detainees would be postponed “till further notice.”” (Uganda Radio Network, 23.02.2026).
If you ever think the National Resistance Movement (NRM) cannot steep any lower, well… there is always the gutter. The NRM and the authorities have no trouble to go far and show their true character. Someone has given a word to the Archbishop and the Priests of Rubaga Cathedral to not hold the mass and the prayers for the incarcerated Dr. Kizza Besigye.
It is really messed up when the Opposition and the people in support of Besigye cannot hold a mass on a Monday in the Rubaga Cathedral. That’s telling that President Museveni told the Archbishop to not hold it and cancelling it.
We know the case against Dr. Kizza Besigye is all political and his a prisoner of conscience. He is continued to be prosecuted by the state. There isn’t any evidence or proof of the criminal conspiracy pinned on him.
Now the state aren’t allowing them to pray or gather in his name. As his lingering in Luzira Prison. This here is a case of what they can do when they have all instruments of power. They have the leverage and the means to silence critics. That’s why even a scheduled holy mass is cancelled and postponed for no serious reason. Only because of a phone-call and the Archbishop giving way. That’s seriously malicious of the state and shows it’s lack of heart. However, they rather kill and detain people, than contest in a proper election. So, we know their drive and what they are willing to do. This was an easy move and didn’t cost it much.
Nevertheless, the Archbishop got some answers to give. He needs to address this and they allowed people to enter. People were already prepared and gathered inside the Cathedral. A state that blocks fellow civilians and political leaders from praying for political prisoners. They was doing this to not forget the plights of the political prisoners and aren’t allowed to be free. This wasn’t even accepted by the state. That’s showing what sort of liberation and levels of freedoms there are in the Republic.
This is the NRM, this is what Museveni is all about. He cannot allow other people to pray and gather in the name of others. People needs to be reminded of stuff like this. Because this is what they do and this is the legacy that the President and his men leaves behind. Peace









