Lumumba asks Catholics to start common business ventures

The Secretary General of NRM, Hon. Justine Kasule Lumumba has advised Catholics to form joint business ventures. She argued that Catholics had the potential to do great things, if they put their talents and expertise in common pool.

 "The Church should start something else further to Centenary Bank. Catholic nuns have unrivalled expertise in making bread. They can be helped to start a bakery that supplies bread countrywide.

Lumumba said this during the memorial lecture of Archbishop Dr. Joseph Kiwanuka at Pope Paul Memorial Hotel, Rubaga, on Thursday (December 1). Lumumba, who was the guest of honour , later challenged Catholics to revive the Church's pastoral model of Small Christian Communities, Obubondo, to foster unity and fellowship among the Catholics.

Lumumba later asked the Catholics to establish a rapport with their religious leaders and also to defend them against critics.

Archbishop Dr Joseph Nakabaale Kiwanuka

"Archbishop Kiwanuka mooted the idea of starting a Catholic University during a fellowship in the home of the late Central Bank Governor, Joseph Mubiru. Let us start a culture of inviting our religious leaders to our homes."

Maviiri calls for overhaul of education system

The 24^th Archbishop Dr. Joseph Nakabaale Kiwanuka Memorial Lecture was delivered by the Vice Chancellor of Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi, Rev. Fr. Prof. John Chrysostom Maviiri. Discussing the topic, University Education Essential for Effective African Leadership, Maviiri asked the government to overhaul the country's education system, to make it responsive to contemporary socio-economic challenges."

Maviiri later advised the Catholic Church to come up with a strategic plan of action, to groom a pool of men and women, who are ready to assume positions of leadership in all sectors of service.

"We desire quality education characterized by academic excellence and high ethical values. The graduates must be trained to work for themselves and create jobs. Poverty eradication must be an objective of higher education."

A brief on Archbishop Kiwanuka

The Most Rev. Archbishop Dr. Joseph Nakabaale Kiwanuka, a former Bishop of Masaka and later Archbishop of Rubaga Archdiocese, was the first black African Bishop South of the Sahara.

He was widely acknowledged for his visionary and prophetic leadership. As a Bishop of Masaka (1939-61), he promoted education, women's emancipation and socio-economic development through cooperative movements. He is most remembered for his prophetic pastoral letter, Church and State; the Guiding Principles, through which he sensitized and prepared Ugandans for the country's political independence. Kiwanuka died in 1966. He was buried in Rubaga Cathedral.

Hon. Nsubuga complains

DP Secretary General Matia Nsubuga expressed dissatisfaction about the status of the tomb of Archbishop Kiwanuka. He proposed that the tomb be elevated and a big portrait of Kiwanuka be placed on it. He said he had received many blessings through the intercession of Kiwanuka and offered to be the first witness if the Church starts a process for the prelate's beatification. He donated sh1m. Kasule Lumumba also donated sh3m to Lubaga Cathedral National Foundation, who organized the function. Prelates like Emmanuel Cardinal Dr. Wamala and Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga also attended the function.