More accountability, less greed, wealthier Uganda - Ntagali

Sep 27, 2014

The archbishop of the Church of Uganda Stanley Ntagali has said Uganda will transform into one of the richest countries on the continent if local leaders become more accountable and more transparent.


By Nelson Kiva
 
KIBOGA – The archbishop of the Church of Uganda Stanley Ntagali has said Uganda will transform into one of the richest countries on the continent if local leaders become more accountable and more transparent.
 
He said the east African nation will become wealthier if leaders do away with greed.
 
The religious leader made these remarks in front of several local leaders and civil servants of Kiboga and Kyankwanzi districts at a meeting held at Kiboga headquarters mid-this week.
 
“I want to appeal to you to be accountable to God and to the people of Uganda. I dismiss corruption as a child of greed and self-centeredness. When you are put in a political office, you become a civil servant, and so you need to implement programs.”
 
Ntagali said leaders who make false accountability are “destroying Uganda”.
 
Earlier, in the previous two days, the Anglican Church head visited Bamusuta archdeaconry to, among others, address and solicit for funds for the 16-floor Church House project located opposite Bank of Uganda in Kampala.
 
The archbishop warned that those who swindle public resources will be held accountable by God and by their own children who will not be lenient to them for destroying Uganda.
 
On his tour of church-founded Bamusuta Secondary School in Kiboga town, Ntagali was shocked by the state of affairs at the government-aided institution.
 
For the last one year, according to a report by the school head teacher, the school had not received capitation grant.
 
School head John Njirabakunzi revealed that up to 36 teachers at the school had not been paid yet, affecting the studies of some 800 students.
 
In response to the report, Israel Yiga, who is Kiboga’s district LCV chairperson, said a mistake was made last year during the verification of government-aided schools and Bamusuta was left out. But he said authorities are working to rectify the error.
 
On his part Ntagali pleaded with the ministry of education and sports to immediately work to rectify the problem to enable the school activities continue uninterrupted.
 

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