There was panic this afternoon at Kyabakadde Parish Church in Mukono District when a UPDF helicopter carrying the dead body of the late Archbishop Kizito Lwanga slightly crashed on the roof.of houses there.
The green helicopter was trying to land at a playground close to Kyabakadde Catholic Primary School when its long propellers De-roofed the 2 houses, leaving residents shocked.
It is not clear if property was destroyed or people got injured during the act by the time of filing this report.
However, what is clear is that locals swarmed the narrow roads of Kyampisi Sub County, Lwanga’s home village to witness the helicopter land and the deceased’s body being carried by soldier pallbearers for mass.
Locals were also left questioning if the government will pay costs for the damage that became of their houses.
Besides that ,Christians of Lugazi Diocese gathered to receive the body of the late Archbishop of Kampala, His Grace Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga.
It was generally a somber mood as Christians and the clergy could not hold back their tears as Lwanga’s casket was carried inside the Church by pallbearers from the Uganda Police.
Lwanga was eulogized as an irreplaceable symbol that brought their community to the limelight by spearheading spiritual and economic growth in the area.
Bishop Christopher Kakooza of Lugazi Diocese praised Dr Lwanga for establishing many development projects in Kampala, Luwero and Lugazi diocese specifically Kyabakadde his home village.
He is lauded for constructing the first secondary school in the area, St Cyprian High School, extending electricity and water to the community and spearheading the construction of Kyabakadde Parish Church.
Kyabakadde located in Kyampisi Sub County is the home village where Archbishop Lwanga was born on January 19, 1953, to the late Joseph Wamala and Matilda Wamala.
He attended Kyabakadde Catholic Primary School from 1959 to 1963 before joining Nyenga Minor Seminary for his O-Level from 1964 to 1971.
Dr Lwanga will be laid to rest on Thursday inside Lubaga Cathedral.
