Museveni commends Church for working with government
President Museveni
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- The guest preacher Archbishop Eluid Wabukhala from Kenya urged Christians to serve with dedication and integrity when they are given jobs in government and private sector.
President Museveni has commended the Church for supporting and establishing programmes that improve the living standards of people.
At the opening of All Saints Church in Mbarara on Sunday, Mr Museveni said government regards the Church as an ally in development.
He called for continued partnership in wealth creation efforts to end poverty at household level.
“The Church in Uganda is credited for the great contribution in social economic lives of people in the areas of health, education, charity, poverty alleviation and income generating projects,” Mr Museveni said in a message read for him by Minister in Charge of General Duties in the Office of the Prime Minister, Ms Mary Karooro Okurut.
He added: “In this era and time we need people who are creators of wealth and not simply gatherers of what others produce. The Christians must be a centre of production conveyor belt and not bystanders. We need people with progressive and ideological mindsets; we need people with developmental and transformational ideas and not simply spectators.”
About Shs4.89 billion has so far been spent on the 7,200-seater Church and 90 per cent of the funds came from Christians.
“You have done a good thing to construct the church because faith must have a sanctuary,” Mr Museveni said.
He said development is a result of scientific, progressive well intentioned calculations and strategies. “We should work together like you have worked together on this project as a team. That’s the only way we can raise a population that values integrity and hard work,” Mr Museveni said.
The Bishop of Ankole Diocese, Rt Rev Dr Sheldon Mwesigwa, said All Saints Church is the biggest Anglican Church in East Africa.
The guest preacher Archbishop Eluid Wabukhala from Kenya urged Christians to serve with dedication and integrity when they are given jobs in government and private sector.
“As Africans lets develop our countries and for us who are Christians lets be examples of integrity,” Archbishop Wabukhala, who is the chairperson of Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission of the republic of Kenya, said.
