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By Peter Ssuuna In response to President Yoweri Museveni's renewed call to equip the youth with practical vocational skills, Lexor foundation has partnered with M-Lisada Home in Nsambya to train vulnerable children and rescue them from the cycle of poverty. M-Lisada is a home of hope for children rescued from the streets of Kampala by Police and KCCA. With nowhere to go and no one to support them, many of these children found refuge at the home, where they have been nurtured through talent-based activities like singing, traditional drumming, and dancing. But according to the Director of the home, Bosco Ssegawa, they realized talent alone was not enough to sustain them in the future.   "We realized there was still a big gap. Our children need more than shelter and talent; they need survival skills. That is why we decided to collaborate with partners like Lexor to introduce hands-on vocational training," Ssegawa said. He explained that vocational skills will give th...

By Peter Ssuuna MENGO, KAMPALA  The State's case against Pastor Robert Kayanja suffered a major blow yesterday when the government's own medical expert told court he found absolutely no medical evidence to prove the nine youths who accused the pastor of sodomy were ever sodomized. Dr. Phenehance Bwambale, a senior police surgeon attached to the Uganda Police Force, and the man who personally examined all nine suspects and filled their Police Form 3s, told Mwanga II Grade One Magistrate's Court that his examination was negative. He was testifying as the 10th defence witness before the Principal Grade One Magistrate Adams Byarugaba.  "I did not find evidence of sodomy on any of them," Dr. Bwambale clarified in open court. The revelation came after a moment of confusion. While being led by defence counsel Bernard Mugenyi, the doctor had mentioned "positive results" in relation to two of the accused. This immediately triggered an objection from Chief State A...

By PETER SSUUNA President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has assured Ugandans that wealth lies in massive production and value addition, because the market is ready and waiting. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which he described as the only cure that can make Uganda and the entire Africa rich. The President was speaking as the Chief Guest at the 7-day Holy Spirit Conference dubbed 'THE BIG FIX', hosted by Pastor Robert Kayanja at Miracle Center Cathedral, Lubaga. He preached to believers on how to get out of the pit of poverty. AFRICAN AWAKENING IS THE KEY President Museveni said the ideology of the awakening of Africa is the only thing that can transform the economy of this continent. He gave an example that the best maize and milk in the world comes from here, in Africa, and Africans must realize they have everything they need to be wealthy. He argued that for Africa to grow economically, it must stop depending on aid from the Western world and instead start manufact...

By PETER SSUUNA-KAMPALA Attorney General Hon. Dr. Sam Mayanja has praised Pastor Robert Kayanja for his role in transforming the Born-Again movement in Uganda from temporary papyrus structures to permanent cathedrals. Hon. Mayanja was speaking today as guest preacher at the Big Fix Holy Spirit Global Conference at Miracle Centre Cathedral in Rubaga, Kampala. The seven-day conference is running from September 21 to 27, 2026. He described Pastor Kayanja as a pillar of the Born-Again gospel who, in the early 1990s, made a bold declaration to build a permanent church at a time when most Born-Again congregations worshipped in biwempe ‘papyrus-made structures. "He said he would build a permanent church, and he did. President Museveni later came to commission it. His faith amazed us when we were still struggling as Born-Agains," Mayanja told thousands of delegates. The Attorney General, who is a former street preacher, also credited President Yoweri Museveni for defending fr...

By; PETER SSUUNA  The senior and founding Pastor of Miracle Centre Cathedral, Robert Kayanja today hosted and organized an international partner meeting with delegates representing several countries, nearly the six continents of the world. The meeting held this afternoon at Miracle center cathedral church was part of the Big Fix Holy Spirit Global Conference which taking place in Kampala, Uganda up to Sunday this week. Pastor Kayanja chaired the meeting which sought answers how countries can achieve both spiritual and physical or economic development discussing with participants. The meeting had representatives for USA, Asia, Europe and others from Africa. He (Pastor Kayanja) who expressed unhappiness on how Africa was divided into nations by colonizers and said Africans do not need to seek for visas to cross to each other’s countries calling the division’s economic and social impediments to development. He regretted the unnecessary costs of running embassies in Africa by A...

By Peter Ssuuna | Miracle Center Cathedral, Rubaga. There was drama, power and prophecy at Miracle Center Cathedral, Rubaga last night when Minister for Local Government, Hon. Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi, abandoned protocol and rushed to the altar for divine empowerment. The Local Government Minister, stunned the congregation when he walked straight to Nigerian Apostle Dr. Paul Enenche during the ongoing Big Fix Holy Spirit Global Conference and asked him to lay his healing hands on him. Balaam, dressed casually but visibly burdened, told the mammoth crowd that he had come for one reason to receive anointing to execute his mandate from the President. "I came here to be fixed so I can fix Uganda," Balaam declared.  "Transform life, strengthen good service. I thank Pastor Kayanja for praying for me to fight corruption. The President told me to FIX everything. And since this conference is called THE BIG FIX, I have come to be fixed so that I will fix everything that has not b...

By Peter Ssuuna | Miracle Center Cathedral, Rubaga The Miracle Center Cathedral in Rubaga was on fire last night as the highly anticipated 7-day Big Fix Holy Spirit Global Conference roared into life. Thousands of believers packed the cathedral to capacity, flooding the altar with prayer requests, pain, and expectation for a touch from the Holy Spirit. Host Pastor Robert Kayanja opened the conference with a powerful charge on the Holy Spirit, leaving the congregation charged with joy and anticipation for what God is about to do this week. Then the atmosphere changed. At exactly 8:50 PM, Nigeria’s fiery revivalist Dr. Paul Enenche stepped onto the pulpit and the entire cathedral erupted in a thunderous shout. In a moment of deep honor, he first anointed the chair where he would sit, then moved along the front row, warmly greeting believers before taking the microphone. What followed was pure worship. With his deep, resonant voice, Dr. Enenche led the massed congregation in intense Holy...

By Peter Ssuuna, Kampala The Holy Spirit conference *The Big Fix* has started powerfully with believers from different parts of world having flooded Pastor Robert Kayanja's Miracle Center Cathedral Church in Lubaga, to present their problems for the Holy Spirit to touch and heal their pain. Pastor Kayanja opened this confverence with a sermon preaching about the Holy Spirit, and people were filled with joy.  Believers have been seen filled with the Spirit, and many in tears amid powerful worship. These came from Kenya, China, Zambia, Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, and other countries. Internationally renowned televangelists Dr. Kenneth Copeland, Pastor Benny Hinn, and Dr. Paul Enenche alongside Pastor Robert Kayanja are set for this Big Fix Holy Spirit Global Conference. Several other international guest ministers, as well as leading Ugandan men and women of God, have come to minister during the conference. BACKGROUND OF THE GUEST PREACHERS Dr. Kenneth Copeland is an American televangeli...

By PETER SSUUNA-KAMPALA Kampala is once again preparing for one of the biggest Christian gatherings in East Africa as internationally renowned televangelists Dr. Kenneth Copeland, Pastor Benny Hinn, and Dr. Paul Enenche headline Pastor Robert Kayanja's Big Fix Holy Spirit Global Conference at Miracle Centre Cathedral in Rubaga. The seven-day conference will run from September 21 to 27, 2026, and is expected to attract hundreds of thousands of believers, pastors, ministers, and pilgrims from Uganda, across Africa, and beyond for worship, prayer, healing, teaching, miracles, and Holy Spirit ministry. Organisers say several other international guest ministers, as well as leading Ugandan men and women of God, will also minister during the conference. BENNY HINN RETURNS TO RUBAGA MIRACLE CENTRE CATHEDRAL. Pastor Benny Hinn is among the world's most recognised healing evangelists. Born in Israel and later based in the United States, returns to Uganda months after his historic ...