Published on: 15 April 2024
DOHI STAFF
Thirty-two-year-old evangelist, Ronald Twinomugisha, was found dead in a pool of blood outside of his village home in eastern Uganda on March 30.
Twinomugisha had moved to Busei B village, Iganga District, from western Uganda in February of 2022. By the end of 2023, his missionary work had brought four Muslims to faith in Jesus Christ.
In March, Twinomugisha reported to Morning Star News that he had received threatening text messages from area Muslims angered with his teaching. According to one source, they felt that Twinomugisha was “misleading Muslims and leading them to a wrong religion from the course and path of Allah.”
These threats were realized in the evening of March 29 when Twinomugisha was brutally attacked. Men dressed in Islamic attire were seen entering his home at 7 p.m. An hour later, a cry for help was heard by neighbors, followed by a loud bang. Neighbors admitted that they were too scared to leave their homes to check on Twinomugisha.
One individual, whose name was withheld for security reasons, stated hearing Twinomugisha cry out, “Please don’t kill me! Please don’t kill me! I am working for Jesus Christ! Please, Jesus is the one who sent me!” prior to the loud bang.
Police are currently looking to question four men suspected in the murder.
Christianity in Uganda: Missionaries first arrived in Uganda in 1877. Within 25 years, Uganda became one of the most successful mission fields in Africa.
Today, Christianity is Uganda’s predominant religion. Over 84% of Ugandans profess Christianity, while 14% of the population adhere to Islam, making it the largest minority religion in the country. Iganga District, where Twinomugisha was slain, has the highest percentage of Muslims.
The Ugandan constitution prohibits religious discrimination and establishes there shall be no state religion. It provides for freedom of thought, conscience, and belief and the right to practice and promote any religion.
