Pray for victims of the Kampala bomb attacks (13/07/2010)

A single mother who worshipped at a Baptist church in Kampala was among the 70 people killed by bombs in the Ugandan capital on Sunday night (11 July).

Samalie Katasi was in her mid-20s, with a baby aged just a year old, and she was a member of Nakawa Baptist Church.

She was watching the World Cup Final on a large television screen at Kyadondo Rugby Club when a bomb exploded.

Samalie was known to former BMS workers Caroline and Steve Sanderson who were members at Nakawa Baptist Church while they lived in Uganda. BMS Summer and Action Teams have visited the church in recent years.

Steve Sanderson, who is now BMS Manager for Mission Partnerships and based in the UK, says, “Samalie was an active member of the young person’s group at Nakawa Baptist Church and leaves behind a one year-old son, Bradley. She was due to be married later this year. She will be greatly missed.”

 

At the time of writing, others from the church are as yet unaccounted for, and there may be more victims of the blast.

Nakawa estate is in a very poor area of Kampala and local residents regularly use the rugby club to watch sport on TV because few people have sets in their homes.