{UAH} Agaba’s death and the darkness of spirit in the land - Daily Monitor

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Agaba's death and the darkness of spirit in the land - Daily Monitor

An NTV video report of the event, still available on the Internet, is a must see in order to make sense of the indefensible celebration of Agaba's death.

A man was shot dead and two others were seriously wounded. After brief detention, Agaba was set free by the court and resumed his job at KCCA.

Public anger and resentment deepened. Years passed, with escalating violence by the State against the citizens, and a presidential election stolen in broad daylight.

These triggered further seismic waves underneath the volcano. The rulers missed the signs as they engaged in self-congratulation and intensified use of deadly force.

Then tragedy strikes on the beautiful Mbarara-Isingiro highway. Agaba is dead. A desperate and extremely angry group of citizens react in a manner that goes against basic human values, African tradition and Christian conduct.

The antidote to this dark spirit must not be limited to homilies about the correct moral response to the death of a person.

It needs an urgent national dialogue that aims at resolving the crisis of governance, paves the way for a change of direction and seeks restoration of peace through truth and reconciliation.

The latter is necessary because there is a national crisis where, as the Apostle Paul wrote in Romans 3:23, "all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God."

The rulers and the citizens are engaged in a dance macabre, one that is destined for an explosive resolution of mutually assured destruction.

The danger is that even genuine Christians could easily get sucked into the black hole of anger, hatred and thirst for revenge.

In Romans 14, Paul calls upon Christians to bless those who persecute them; to mourn with those who mourn; never to repay evil for evil and to seek to live at peace with everyone. We are to feed the enemy and give him a drink. It may not be easy, but being a Christian was never meant to be easy.
We continue to pray for Dr Kajubiri's full restoration to good health and function. And we pray that the Lord will comfort Agaba's family.
muniini@mulerasfireplace.com

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