Namugongo is located in Kyaliwajjala, Kira Municipality in Wakiso district, approximately 16 km from Kampala. Every year on June 3, pilgrims from all over the world gather at Namugongo Martyrs' Shrine ...

Church of Uganda is planning to construct an amphitheatre at the Nakiyanja ground in Namugongo. This follows the reconstruction of the Martyrs Museum just before the visit of Pope Francis to Nakiyanja ...

Residential houses in Namugongo. The suburb has grown in popularity among prospective home owners over the last fifteen years. Credit: Daily Monitor. Namugongo is growing into more than just a ...

Thousands of Christians today walk to Namugongo on pilgrimage. File photo. In an effort to curb the Christian influence and try to regain the traditional and customary authority over his subjects, ...

Kampala — Today, Christians mark 119 years of 45 Uganda Martyrs, some of whom were killed at Namugongo. Kabaka Mwanga ordered their execution. Stephen Ssenkaaba delves into the mystery of Namugongo's ...

Catholic sisters are among the crowd gathering at the Uganda Martyrs Shrine of Namugongo in Kampala, Uganda's capital, to honor the 22 Catholic and 23 Anglican martyrs killed between 1885 and 1887.

Earlier today, a total of 720 foot pilgrims were flagged off from Our Lady of Fatima Mubende Parish to join hundreds of thousands of pilgrims for Martyrs Day in Namugongo. Before setting off, they ...