The leadership of the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Uganda, a global restorationist Christian denomination with at least 10,000 followers has suspended public gatherings at all of its 163 worship centers across the country in a bid to comply with the fresh COVID-19 preventive measures announced by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni during a televised address on Friday evening.
The National Spokesperson of the Witnesses in Uganda, Moses Oundo told us in an interview on Sunday that the decision to temporarily suspend physical meetings is aimed at ensuring congregants comply with the precautionary measures to minimize the risk of contracting COVID-19.
Oundo explained that they will resort to video and teleconferencing methods to continue with their evangelism to the congregation because it worked perfectly during the extended lockdown spanning 2020 to 2022 when Uganda registered COVID-19 cases.
Based on the recommendations of the COVID-19 National Task Force, the President revived the restrictions barring public gatherings involving individuals who have not been vaccinated against the contagion citing a likely resurgence of the virus in the country. Museveni also ordered the immediate enforcement of wearing of face masks, evidence of up-to-date boosting, and a COVID-19 vaccination certificate as a requisite for accessing Government offices, public transport, and religious, cultural, and local council gatherings.
