The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, The Most Rev Dr Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, has challenged the Government to reconsider its decision to suspend the payment of allowances to medical interns.
Archbishop Kaziimba made the call today while presiding over the ordination and installation service of Deacons, a Priest, and Canons at All Saints’ Cathedral, Kampala.
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“You cannot say that you have Ugx 158 billion to purchase cars for Members of Parliament and then claim that you do not have Ugx 28 billion to pay medical interns’ allowances, with the excuse that it would crush the economy. By the way, doctors are rarely in the hospitals. It is the medical interns who are everywhere doing the donkey work,” Archbishop Kaziimba Mugalu said.
The Archbishop also called upon the nation to support health workers as they continue to battle the Ebola outbreak and urged Ugandans to strictly observe the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) issued by the Ministry of Health to curb the spread of the disease.
According to the Church of Uganda Communications Officer, Sadiiki Adams Mugume, during the service, seven were ordained Deacons, one was made a Priest, two Clergy Canons and one lay Canon were installed.
The clergy canons installed were Rev. Dr Henry Majwala, Canon for Administration and Management and Rev Emmanuel Kalagala, Canon for Ministerial Formation and Clergy Welfare.
Rev Canon Dr Henry Majwala is the Diocesan Secretary of the Diocese of Kampala while Rev Canon Emmanuel Kalagala is the Archdeacon of Kisugu Archdeaconry in the Diocese of Kampala and the Provincial Fathers’ Union President, Samuel Bakutana, was installed as Lay Canon for Men’s Ministry.
In her sermon under the theme, “Anchored in Christ for Faithful Stewardship,” the preacher and retreat leader, The Very Rev Canon Dr Rebecca Nyegenye, Dean of All Saints’ Cathedral Kampala, reminded Christians that faithful stewardship begins with being firmly rooted in Christ and recognizing that all resources ultimately belong to God.
She urged believers to support the Church’s ministry by ensuring decent accommodation and welfare for clergy and by according them the respect due to servants of God and also cautioned Christians against judging clergy based on their past lives, noting that their past forgiven through the saving blood of Jesus Christ.
Addressing the newly installed Canons and clergy, Dr Nyegenye challenged them to live exemplary lives as role models to the flock under their care.
She also called upon them to demonstrate integrity, accountability, and faithful stewardship of the resources entrusted to them by God, emphasizing that Christian leaders are expected to reflect Christ in both their public ministry and private conduct.
