NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim in-laws of a recent convert to Christianity in eastern Uganda on May 2 lured him to their home and beat him unconscious after learning that he had left Islam, he said. Ochora Awali, a 28-year-old father of one child, is still receiving hospital treatment for serious head injuries following […]
Convert to Christianity in Uganda Seriously Wounded
Wife and child leave him after learning he left Islam.
May 13, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
Muslim Relatives Cut Off New Christian’s Hands in Uganda
Victim ambushed at home.
May 8, 2026 By - 4 Comments
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim relatives of a man in eastern Uganda who accepted Christ in March cut off his hands on April 17 in an attack over his new faith, sources said. Kalegeya Faruku, 40, was recovering from severe injuries after the attack at about 7 p.m. at his family home in Jinja, […]
Evangelist Killed after Gospel Event in Kampala, Uganda
Suspected Muslim extremists pose as moto-taxi drivers.
April 20, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Suspected Muslim extremists posing as moto-taxi drivers on April 9 killed an evangelist in central Uganda shortly after he preached at a gospel event, sources said. Alfred Kitenga was beaten and stabbed at about 9:30 p.m. along the Northern Bypass in Kawaala, Wakiso District, after he and his wife, Anna […]
Muslim Severely Wounds Christian Wife during Worship in Uganda
Suspect attacks her with knife and stick.
March 26, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – The Muslim husband of a mother of six in eastern Uganda severely wounded her this month as she was worshipping at a Bible study after he learned that she had converted to Christianity, sources said. Hajati Kyakuwa Kamiyati, 45, remains in treatment for severe injuries at Bugiri Joint Clinic after […]
Muslim in Uganda Kills Adult Son for Accepting Christ
Father of four stabbed to death.
February 19, 2026 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A Muslim in Uganda stabbed his son to death with a long knife for converting to Christianity last month, sources said. Hamba Ahammada, 62, of Butaleja District killed his 33-year-old son, Hamba Juma, with a long knife known locally as a panga on Jan. 28 in Iganga District along the Kaliro-Iganga […]
Muslim Extremists Beat Two Pastors in Eastern Uganda
Assailants accuse them of blasphemy and trying to convert Muslims.
February 11, 2026 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Two pastors were discharged from a hospital in eastern Uganda on Sunday (Feb. 8) after a group of Muslim extremists beat them more than a week before, sources said. Pastor John Michael Okoel and Assistant Pastor Abraham Omoding of New Life Church in Pallisa, about 200 kilometers (120 miles) northeast […]
Pastor Wounded in Attack at Church Site in Uganda
Five Muslim suspects at large.
January 5, 2026 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Five Muslims wielding sharp objects attacked a pastor in eastern Uganda on Dec. 21, seriously injuring him, sources said. Pastor Joseph Kanooni of Revival Mission Centre Church was attacked in Kaliro at about 6 p.m. while alone inside his church compound preparing for an all-night prayer service, he said. Five […]
Evangelist Killed after Event in Uganda
Convert led many Muslims to faith in Christ.
December 29, 2025 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists in Uganda killed an evangelist after a public Christian-Muslim dialogue on Dec. 12, sources said. Konkona Kasimu, a convert from Islam, was known for his deep understanding of both the Bible and the Quran and had participated in Christian-Muslim dialogues across several districts, including Iganga, Mayuge, Jinja and […]
Sudanese Christian Family Threatened with Death in Uganda
Muslim extremists from Sudan and Somalia pursue converts.
November 25, 2025 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – A Sudanese Christian family in Uganda is living in fear after Muslim extremists from Sudan and Somalia threatened to kill them. Safaa Abdalla Yousif, who fled her native Sudan to Uganda due to conflict and religious persecution in 2016, on Tuesday (Nov. 19) received a text message from an […]
Islamist Protest in Yumbe, Uganda Leaves Five Christians Dead
Church buildings, businesses destroyed over pork sales near mosque.
November 12, 2025 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Five Christians were killed and 44 others injured on Nov. 4 after an Islamist leader incited Muslims to attack Christians over pork sales near a mosque in Yumbe, northern Uganda, sources said. The violence erupted after reports spread that Christian merchants were openly selling pork near Munir Mosque, a move […]