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\n Nakasero, Kampala\u2014 The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, The Most Rev. Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, has urged the Government to reconsider its decision to suspend allowances for medical interns, arguing that the young health professionals play a critical role in Uganda\u2019s healthcare system.<\/p>\n
Archbishop Kaziimba made the remarks on Sunday while presiding over the ordination and installation service of Deacons, a Priest, and Canons at All Saints\u2019 Cathedral, Kampala.
\nQuestioning the Government\u2019s priorities, the Archbishop criticized the decision to halt the allowances while substantial funds were allocated for other expenditures.
\n\u201cYou cannot say that you have Shs158 billion to purchase cars for Members of Parliament and then claim that you do not have Shs28 billion to pay medical interns\u2019 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,\u201d Archbishop Kaziimba said.
\nThe Archbishop also called on Ugandans to support health workers as they continue to combat the Ebola outbreak. He urged the public to strictly adhere to the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) issued by the Ministry of Health to help contain the spread of the disease.
\nDuring the service, seven candidates were ordained as Deacons, one was priested, while two clergy canons and one lay canon were installed.
\nThe clergy canons installed were Rev. Dr. Henry Majwala as Canon for Administration and Management and Rev. Emmanuel Kalagala as Canon for Ministerial Formation and Clergy Welfare.
\nRev. Canon Dr. Henry Majwala serves as the Diocesan Secretary of the Diocese of Kampala, while Rev. Canon Emmanuel Kalagala is the Archdeacon of Kisugu Archdeaconry.
\nThe Provincial Fathers\u2019 Union President, Mr. Samuel Bakutana, was installed as Lay Canon for Men\u2019s Ministry.
\nPreaching under the theme, \u201cAnchored in Christ for Faithful Stewardship,\u201d the retreat leader and Dean of All Saints\u2019 Cathedral Kampala, The Very Rev. Canon Dr. Rebecca Nyegenye, reminded Christians that faithful stewardship begins with being firmly rooted in Christ and recognizing that all resources ultimately belong to God.
\nShe encouraged believers to support the Church\u2019s ministry by ensuring decent accommodation and welfare for clergy, while also according them the respect due to servants of God. Dr. Nyegenye further cautioned Christians against judging clergy based on their past lives, emphasizing that their sins have been forgiven through the saving grace of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n
Addressing the newly installed canons and clergy, Dr. Nyegenye challenged them to lead exemplary lives and serve as role models to the congregations under their care. She urged them to demonstrate integrity, accountability, and faithful stewardship of the resources entrusted to them, noting that Christian leaders are called to reflect Christ in both their public ministry and private conduct. Nakasero, Kampala\u2014 The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, The Most Rev. Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, has urged the Government to reconsider its decision to suspend allowances for medical interns, arguing that the young health professionals play a critical role in Uganda\u2019s healthcare system. Archbishop Kaziimba made the remarks on Sunday while presiding over …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_3659155457675267_172535249438148":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Archbishop-Kaziimba-Urges-Government-to-Reinstate-Medical-Interns-Allowances.jpg",2560,1704,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Archbishop-Kaziimba-Urges-Government-to-Reinstate-Medical-Interns-Allowances-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Archbishop-Kaziimba-Urges-Government-to-Reinstate-Medical-Interns-Allowances-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Archbishop-Kaziimba-Urges-Government-to-Reinstate-Medical-Interns-Allowances-768x511.jpg",618,411,true],"large":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Archbishop-Kaziimba-Urges-Government-to-Reinstate-Medical-Interns-Allowances-1024x682.jpg",618,412,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Archbishop-Kaziimba-Urges-Government-to-Reinstate-Medical-Interns-Allowances-1536x1022.jpg",1536,1022,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Archbishop-Kaziimba-Urges-Government-to-Reinstate-Medical-Interns-Allowances-2048x1363.jpg",2048,1363,true],"tie-small":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Archbishop-Kaziimba-Urges-Government-to-Reinstate-Medical-Interns-Allowances-110x75.jpg",110,75,true],"tie-medium":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Archbishop-Kaziimba-Urges-Government-to-Reinstate-Medical-Interns-Allowances-310x165.jpg",310,165,true],"tie-large":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Archbishop-Kaziimba-Urges-Government-to-Reinstate-Medical-Interns-Allowances-310x205.jpg",310,205,true],"slider":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Archbishop-Kaziimba-Urges-Government-to-Reinstate-Medical-Interns-Allowances-660x330.jpg",660,330,true],"big-slider":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Archbishop-Kaziimba-Urges-Government-to-Reinstate-Medical-Interns-Allowances-1050x525.jpg",1050,525,true]},"author_info":{"info":["Editor"]},"category_info":"News<\/a>","tag_info":"News","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1366\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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