Cardinal Wamala calls for hard work

Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala

Function: Retired archbishop of Kampala, Uganda

Title: Cardinal Priest of S Ugo

Birthdate: Dec 15, 1926	Country: Uganda

Elevated: Nov 26, 1994	More information: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

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Cardinal Wamala calls for hard work
Sept 18, 2007
Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala has cautioned Ugandans to stop lamenting about poverty, saying would not help them solve the problem.

(New Vision, 17th September, 2007) It is amazing to hear people singing the same poverty song all the time instead of working hard and being innovative, Cardinal Wamala said.

He was on Sunday leading a mass at Kyanukuzi parish in Bukoto South, Masaka district. “Show your leaders that you can do something for yourself before you appeal to them to help you. I assure you that they will assist you.”

He, however, challenged the leaders to explain how the Prosperity-For-All funds (Bonna Bagaggawale) could be accessed. “Local leaders should strive hard and ensure that their people benefit from this project because many of us do not know where it is.”

He blamed the Government for spending too much money on projects which do not benefit those it was intended for.

“The poverty alleviation fund disappeared without benefiting our people. The youth are crying yet a number of projects such entandikwa were once set up for them. This time we should not allow the Bonna Bagaggawale to disappear without our knowledge,” he stressed.

On the UPE programme, Wamala criticised parents who do not give their children food and scholastic materials.

Sarah Nkonge Muwonge, the senior principal private secretary to the Vice-President, said multiparty politics had created division among Ugandans.

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