NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – The Muslim father of a 9-year-old boy in eastern Uganda who put his faith in Christ this month tied his son to a tree and burned him, sources said. Nassif Malagara of the Kakira Parish area, Kisozi Sub-County, Kamuli District decided to become a Christian after a neighbor took him […]
Muslim in Eastern Uganda Burns 9-Year-Old Son for Accepting Christ, Sources Say
Boy tied to tree with dry leaves that catch fire.
June 24, 2016 By - 5 Comments
Christian Killed in Eastern Uganda after Religious Discussion with Muslims
Elsewhere, mother and children flee violent husband after leaving Islam.
June 16, 2016 By - Leave a Comment
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A Christian in eastern Uganda who had received death threats from Muslims after a religious discussion was killed on June 4, sources said. The body of Yokannah Zirinkuma of Kasasira village, Kibuku District, was found in a pool of blood in nearby Kadama village, near the home of the primary […]
Muslim in Eastern Uganda Kills Christian Wife for Leaving Islam, Relatives Say
Five children narrowly escape death.
May 30, 2016 By - Leave a Comment
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A Muslim in eastern Uganda strangled his wife to death this month for leaving Islam, relatives and neighbors said. Awali Kakaire, 34, early in the morning on May 8 killed Mariam Nakirya for embracing Christianity in Mbaale village, Imanyiro Sub-County, Mayuge District, the area residents told Morning Star News. She […]
Baptist Pastor Poisoned to Death in Eastern Uganda
Missing Muslim villager suspected.
May 20, 2016 By - Leave a Comment
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A Muslim villager in eastern Uganda is suspected in the poisoning death of a pastor on Sunday (May 15), sources said. Micah Byamukama, pastor of Kasecha Baptist Church in Kasecha village, Kibuku District, died at Kabweri Health Centre at 9 p.m. after ingesting an insecticide that Ahmed Mupere put into […]
Woman in Uganda Says Muslims Beat, Raped Her for Accusing Imam of Killing Her Father
Christian, 22, seriously wounded after testifying.
April 30, 2016 By - Leave a Comment
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslims in eastern Uganda beat and raped a young Christian woman for testifying that a mosque leader killed her father because of his faith, sources said. The imam at a mosque in Kanyumu village, Pallisa District, Sheikh Musana Ibrahim, and two other Muslims killed Samson Mukama on Jan. 28, according […]
Muslims in Uganda Kill Christians’ Livestock, Demolish Church Building
Village Islamists order end to raising pigs.
April 21, 2016 By - Leave a Comment
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslims in a village in eastern Uganda last week killed Christians’ pigs and tore down their church building, sources said. A Muslim mob demolished the building of the 450-member Nalugondo Church of Uganda building at about midnight on April 12, shouting, “We cannot live together with neighbors who are infidels. […]
Muslim in Uganda Attacks, Threatens to Kill Wife for Becoming Christian
Husband tells judge Islam allows apostates to be killed.
April 12, 2016 By - 1 Comment
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A Muslim in eastern Uganda who last week attacked his wife for becoming a Christian had told a judge that Islam allows him to kill any apostate, sources said. Having moved to another village with their four children following an attack last year, Ntende Hawa, 38, said she was visiting […]
Christian Widow, Children in Uganda Flee after Threats, Rape
Islamists threaten to kill family.
March 22, 2016 By - Leave a Comment
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Threats from hard-line Muslims and the rape of her 13-year-old daughter forced a Christian mother and her five children to flee their village in eastern Uganda last week, sources said. Amina Napiya, a 42-year-old widow, fled her home in Nakajete village, Budaka Town Council, on Wednesday (March 16). Budaka Town […]
Young Christian in Eastern Uganda Who Left Islam Is Beaten, Ostracized
Father, uncle attack him a week after he received Christ.
March 10, 2016 By - Leave a Comment
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – After Mohammed Nsera graduated from high school last year, his Muslim family built a small house for him on their homestead in eastern Uganda. They burned it down this year after he put his faith in Christ. Nsera’s family lives in the predominantly Christian village of Katende near Busede, Jinja […]
Imam Arrested in Killing of Christian Convert in Eastern Uganda
Mosque leader detained after issuing threat.
February 10, 2016 By - Leave a Comment
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – An imam who threatened a convert from Islam in eastern Uganda has been arrested in connection with the killing of the 28-year-old Christian, sources said. Laurence Maiso’s body was found at his house, his head in a pool of blood, on Jan. 27 at around 5 p.m. in Numuseru village, […]