President Yoweri Museveni has donated Shs50 million towards the construction of the house of the priest of Serinya Parish in Bukomansimbi District.
The donation was delivered by Persis Namuganza, the State Minister for Housing who represented the President.
The Bishop of Masaka Diocese, Serverus Jumba, thanked the President for extending an olive branch and and support towards the Church.
“The Bible says, ‘Go up to the mountains, bring wood and rebuild the temple, that I may be pleased with it’. That is exactly what the President’s big heart has done for Christians in Serinya Parish,” said the Bishop.
The soft-spoken Minister thanked the church for complementing government programs like Parish Development and promised to deliver Church’s gratitude to the fountain of honor.
The contribution followed efforts by the son of the area, Eng Joseph Ssewava, who is also the Head of Political Mobilisation in the office of the President, to mobilise resources to improve lives of the people of his area.
Recently, Ssewava hosted the Member of Parliament for Mawogola North, Shartsi Musharure who also contributed building materials for the same cause.
On his part, Ssewava expressed pleasure to the President and thanked President for uniting the country and encouraged the people to support the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party in order to consolidate the many government achievements.
Namuganza remains Museveni’s blue-eyed girl
Museveni’s decision of picking the infallible Minister, Namuganza, to represent him and deliver his package, could have been intended to send a message to Namuganza’s adversaries in Parliament who want her dropped, that they are simply fighting a losing battle.
He is actually communicating that Namuganza whose contribution to the party and the country is unrivaled, still has his full trust and support. It is a tip that he understands that those who want him to drop her from Cabinet are self-seekers whose biased recommendations deserve no attention.
MPs are currently seeking signatures to have Namuganza censured for what they call derogatory remarks and disrespectful conduct. She is accused of using social media to demean the works of Parliament.
Commentators however say that the scheme was ‘dead on arrival’ since non of the MPs rooting for the censure has ever produced evidence to the effect despite Namuganza’s demands for it.
They also note that the accusations are based on personal fights between Namuganza and her renowned enemies in Parliament who have taken it upon themselves to attempt to frustrate her efforts.