Retired Archbishop Nkoyoyo sendoff

The Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese Cyrian Kizito Lwanga who has been in the eye of the storm over his position against lifting of the presidential Age limit has reminded the government of Uganda that the church is not an enemy of the state.
Speaking at the burial ceremony of former Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo, Lwanga said the church is the conscience of the state.
"The remarks we make are none other than those telling the truth because the church is the conscience of the State," he said.
There has been an ongoing exchange between sections of leaders in government and religious leaders over the latter's opposition to the Age limit bill, with the president in his New Year message accusing religious leaders of arrogance.

"Some of our religious people are so full of arrogance. They talk most authoritatively on all and everything even when they have not bothered to find out the truth. This is assuming they do not have evil intentions which would be worse. That would make them into the Kayaffas, the Chief Priest, that betrayed Jesus," Mr Museveni said.
Lwanga on his side used his New Year service at Rubaga cathedral to answer the president.
He urged Ugandans to resist bad politics, and instead promote national unity.
''Let us resist bad politics, let us resist bad politics and promote national unity because we’re all interested in this country and also to build a strong future for this country", Archbishop Lwanga said.
In his message at the former Archbishop's funeral, Archbishop Lwanga also described Nkoyoyo as a gallant son who worked hard to get everyone around him out of poverty.

Speaking at the same event, Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Stanley Ntagali said politicians especially MPs ought to serve the interest of the people they represent instead of their.

"We pray that MPs get saved so that they start serving the needs of Ugandans. Some politicians have turned Uganda's motto to ‘For God and my stomach’ instead of ‘For God and my country," Archbishop Ntagali said.

"The man we are saying goodbye to today (retired Archbishop Nkoyoyo) was a man of vision, a man of creativity.......He was a blessing to this nation. Even the president testified. What will people say about you when you're dead?" Archbishop Ntagali added.