President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on Christians to uphold the treasured values of the East African Revival, saying that the movement played a central role in shaping Uganda’s spiritual and social foundations.
The President’s message was contained in a speech delivered by State Minister of Trade Industry and Cooperatives Hon David Bahati during the closure of the 9th East African Convention held at the Diocese of Kigezi, Rugarama Hill, in Kabale Municipality.
The 9th East African Convention was held from August 20th to August 24th 2025 and drew thousands of Christians, religious leaders and politicians from Greater Kigezi and across the country.
In the massage, President Museveni noted that the Revival Movement went beyond spreading the Gospel to becoming “an icon of civilization” in Uganda which inspired the establishment of churches, schools, and hospitals that eventually became a stepping stone for national development.
Ptesidenr Museveni stated that, “Revival families were the first families to educate their children, who later became instrumental in Uganda’s social, economic, and political growth”.
The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Emeritus The Most Rev Dr Henry Luke Orombi, who was the main preacher to the congregation, urged Christians to act as the light of Uganda in the face of moral decline.
“Uganda is dark and cruel. The church is sick, the church is weak, the church cannot speak about the ongoing evil in Uganda,” Dr Orombi said.
Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, The Most Rev Dr Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu in his speech, emphasized the importance of unity and love, even amid political differences.
“Even when we belong to different political parties, there is no need to fight. We must love, unite, and forgive one another,” Archbishop Kaziimba Mugalu said.
The East African Revival began in 1936 in Gahini in Rwanda, before spreading to Kigezi Region starting in Kabale the then Anglican Diocese in Uganda and resulted into salvation of many people who hsd been carried away in worldly things like witchcraft and the convention is held once every 10 years.
