Thieves broke into ACK St. Philips Korisai parish in Malaba area in Teso-North sub-county, Busia County and stole property worth Kes150,000.
Confirming the incident, Rev. Gabriel Muzungu said the thieves broke the window through which they accessed the vicarage where the electronics and food items, which were part of the Sunday harvest offertory, were pilfered.
“Early this morning I was informed that the vicarage had been broken into by an unknown people who made away with items including musical instruments, and foodstuffs estimated to be around 150,000,” said Rev. Muzungu.
This incident marks the second attack on the church; the thugs are now concentrating on musical instruments used in places of worship and school laptops used in digital literacy classes.
Because the thugs no longer regard God, it is disappointing that places of worship are becoming the major target, according to the parish curate Rev. Videlis Ekaiti.
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She pleaded with nearby second-hand electronics dealers to notify the authorities if they found speakers, microphones, a piano, or any of the items the church lost.
The parish chairperson claimed several instances of insecurity in the Teso North sub county, with gadgets and school tablets being the primary targets.
“In the last one month’s four churches have been broken into and the trend of items stolen is the same. Over 10 schools have lost laptops and tablets in a similar narrative,”
They are now appealing to the police to improve on night patrols to mitigate the cases of insecurity in the area,
