Archbishop Ssemogerere calls for a peaceful and inclusive elections in 2026

27 June 2025, 10:09 am

By Ronald Ssemagonja

The Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese Paul Ssemogerere has called upon Ugandans to work together to ensure a peaceful and inclusive elections. He was preaching at the home of Her Excellency the Vice President Maj. (Rtd) Jessica Alupo Rose Epel during a private prayer attended by parishioners from Kampala Archdiocese. “We call upon God to reign over forces of darkness in our mother country, Uganda that we may have an absolute peaceful, free and fair elections,” he said.

He asked the Lord to dispel the spirit of violence, intrigue, malicious propaganda, misguidance and use of evil powers during the forthcoming election. During the homily, the Archbishop explained that It is possible to have peaceful elections if we all put the love of our country first by not chasing our own goals, but those for the interest of all of us as a country. “I call upon everyone to respect each other. We are all different but we can work together for the betterment of our country,” he advised.

Ssemogerere further urged the people to treat others the way they would have wanted to be treated. “As we prepare for the political season, we must all respect one another for this country to go ahead,” he said.
He also spoke passionately about Alupo’s family for being very religious and always supporting the church as a whole and emphasized that Uganda is a beautiful country and it is everyone’s responsibility to protect it as they preserve the environment.

He asked the heavenly father to continue journeying with the vice president especially in her political career. “Lord may you guide and grant her your wisdom, knowledge and understanding as she executes her duties,” the Archbishop said. The head of the Catholic Church in Uganda, further asked God to grant Alupo a landslide victory both in the NRM Primaries and in the general elections for the good of the people of Katakwi district and Uganda at large.

The vice president thanked the Archbishop for finding time off his busy schedule to visit her ‘humble’ home and for leading a private mass. She committed her campaign structure in the hands of the Lord and asked God to bless her campaign managers, coordinators and agents. “Grant them the true disciples’ tongues as they announce my manifesto. May you O Lord go ahead of them into the ears of all the electorates,” Alupo said in one of the petitions.

She thanked God for all the leaders that this country prides in right from LC1 and especially president His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Mama Janet Museveni. “We thank you for having guided them through the ending term of service to our nation. Father Lord, leadership comes from You. We pray that in these forthcoming elections, you provide victory to the good leaders especially our visionary president, Museveni,” she said.