Iganga, Uganda: The leadership of Iganga Muslim District (IMD) under Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) on Saturday launched preparations to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Muslim district. The celebrations are scheduled for July this year 2025.
Speaking at the function held at Iganga Muslim Supreme Council offices in Iganga town, the chairman of Iganga Muslim District, Sheikh Sinan Abubakar Wakinyankali Waguma, said the district was separated from Busoga Muslim Province 40 years ago.
“We are launching the celebration of 40 years of IMD as we commemorate the achievement of the district, ever since it separated from the Busoga Muslim province,” Wakinyankali said, adding that the day’s celebrations will be based on the theme, ‘Iganga Muslim District @40 and the journey ahead.’
This publication has learnt that a number of activities will be conducted ahead of the July 2025 celebrations, which include a medical camp, planting fruit trees, and a marathon, which will have a theme of ‘save a soul, run for a mother kit.
In the forty years of IMD, a number of developments have been realized, like health centers and Islamic schools, and land where some Muslim projects are seated; however, there are some challenges that the leadership says will be addressed in their 10-year strategic plan.
“The most challenging part is that Iganga Muslim District, we don’t have an offices and in our 10-year strategic plan, we are going to launch what we are calling the One Stop Commercial Complex of IMD and it will house offices, shops, conference hall and a resource center,” Sheikh Wakinyankali said.
However, the district Kadhi Iganga Muslim district Sheikh Sinan Muhammad Muwanika commended the former president of Uganda, Late Iddi Amin Dada, for the formation of UMSC, who steered the progress of Islam in the country. Amin is being remembered by Iganga Muslims for among others constructing a structure which now houses the Islamic medical center in Iganga town.
Sheikh Muwanika hailed the current leaders of IMD, which was previously covering Bugweri, Namutumba, and Luuka Muslim districts, before commissioning each one as a Muslim district with their respective leadership.
The function was attended by among others, the IMD Vice Chairman, the district spokesperson under UMSC Sheikh Ali Matisad, the general secretary of IMD Hajji Sebidde Farouk who read the history of the district, and other Muslim leaders from within and outside Iganga.
The launch ahead of the mega function of IMD @40 was officiated by the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) Chairman, Prof Dr. Muhamadi Lubega Kisambira, who was represented at the launch event.
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