Bishop Irigei laid to rest in Ngora

By Suzan Nanjala Religious leaders and politicians in Teso have been urged to support retired Bishops and clergy when they are still alive. Minister of State for Transport and Works, Mr Musa Ecweru made the remarks during the burial of the retired Bishop Emeritus Thomas Edison Irigei at St. Philips Cathedral in Ngora District on Monday.  Mr Irigei who served as the first bishop of Kumi Diocese between 2001 and 2019 succumbed to hypertension and diabetes on December 5 at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital. Mr Ecweru noted that religious leaders and politicians in Teso sub-region only acknowledge the goodness of someone after they have died.  He said most of the retired bishops and politicians have been neglected yet they diligently […]