SINGER Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, on Saturday wed Barbara Itungo at Rubaga Cathedral Kampala in a ceremony presided over by Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga. The wedding mass started at 10:00am and ended at about 1:00pm.
Lwanga commended the couple for setting a good example to the youth.
“What you have done; to come and get married in church, shows that you understand your religion and love it because many people knew you as bayaga (weed smokers). I appeal to the youth and all those who have not yet got married in church to follow suit,” he said.
Lwanga said he had asked Bobi and Barbie to explain the dreadlocks and tattooing each other’s image on their bodies and was satisfied by their explanation. The couple explained to him that tattooing was similar to okutta omokago, a traditional method of expressing tight friendship. The dreadlocks, he added, was just a hairstyle and not a religious symbol.
Bobi Wine’s family line has a history of marrying at Rubaga Cathedral. His great grandfather, Gilere Sentamu, wed Birizita Nalubega there in 1891.
On February 27, 1920 Bobi’s grandfather, Sentamu, walked down the aisle with Martita Nakirija in the same church. Bobi’s parents, Jackson Willington Sentamu and Margaret, followed suit on August 7, 1951.
“This shows that this family understands the Catholic church and their religion,” Lwanga said.
Lwanga told the couple that in the Catholic Church there is no room for divorce.
He expressed concern over the increasing infidelity among married couples. “Lack of faith is growing day by day. Many people are not faithful to their partners. You should fulfill your marriage vows,” Lwanga said.
Among the guests present were the Nabagereka (queen of Buganda), Sylvia Nagginda, the Kabaka’s brother, Prince David Wasajja; Prince Jjunju and several Mengo officials.
Also present were singer Jose Chameleone and his wife Daniela. Chameleon, who recently converted to Islam before making a U-turn, did not receive Holy Communion.
The Archbishop explained that he had to apologise publicly and go through a religious process before being re-admitted to the Catholic Church as required by the canon law.
