Security beefed up at Namugongo Martyrs' Shrine.

Security has been beefed up at the Namugongo Martyrs' Shrine ahead of this years annual Martyrs Day celebrations on 3rd June.

Through checks are done on all pilgrims to the venue and suspicious items are not allowed to be taken inside.

The traffic flow plan

Police is heavily deployed at the Shrine and the Police Bomb squad department has made a home at the Namugongo shrine so as to compact any eventualities.

Thousands of Pilgrims have come from far and beyond the Uganda borders, with many of them coming on foot from as far as Kisoro, Kabale, Soroti, Kenya, DRC, Nigeria, Tanzania and others.

The Uganda Martyrs were young faithful servants of Kabaka Mwanga who were killed on the orders of the King after they refused to denounce their faith which according to the King was an abuse of his powers.

Police has also released the traffic guidelines for both those on foot and those driving. According to Kampala Metropolitan Police traffic boss Lawrence Niwabiine, traffic flow on Namugongo Road from Shell-Kireka to Kyaliwajala and the shrine will be turned into a one-way.

He said pilgrims travelling along Jinja Road from the city centre to the Protestant shrine, will access the Protestant Church through a diversion at Bweyogerere trading centre and park at a playground through Janda Road.

“All motorists from Mukono-Jinja direction going to attend the celebration, will divert at Seeta trading centre and access both shrines through Sonde. Between Kyaliwajala trading centre and the shrines will be a pedestrian road,”

 VIPs going to the Catholic Shrine will park at Namugongo SS playground. VIPs going to the Protestant Church will park at the church’s compound, while motorists from Kiira town council will access the general park through Semambo Road.