First Lady, Janet Museveni has made a financial contribution of sh10m towards the construction of a new Bible House, and commended Christian women who have excel in various places of leadership.
Speaking during a breakfast meeting organized by The Bible Society of Uganda at the Golf Course in Kampala, on Thursday, Mrs Museveni, who was represented by Dorothy Kisaka, the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) executive director, stated that there is no authority except that which God has established.
The first female army spokesperson, the Rev. Can. Rebecca Nyegenye, the first female cathedral Provost of the Church of Uganda, Justice Faith Mwondha and the first female board chairperson of the Uganda Bible Society, were given plaques in recognition of their contribution to breaking gender barriers in workplaces.
Other awardees included Veronica Gladys Namagembe, the managing director of Pride Microfinance, Anne Juuko, the chief executive officer of Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited, Rosetti Nabbumba, the first female Ugandan Rotary District Governor and Regina Mukiibi, the first female funeral home director.
“I believe it’s God who has appointed you to this position. We celebrate you and we pray that God’s grace will sustain you in your place of leadership that you will excel in those positions more than you can imagine,” Mrs Museveni said.
Mrs Museveni who is also Uganda’s Minister of Education and Sports, urged women in places of influence to “remain resolute in the face of challenges, be good stewards and to take care of their God-given gifts as women.”
In a recent address to press, the General Secretary of the Bible Society of Uganda, Simon Peter Mukhama, said construction of the new Bible House kicks off as soon as the organisation pays a partial sh4bn to Canaan Construction Company, which has been contracted to do the work.
The organisation needs sh30b for the full construction of the building.
Their task force, whose main duty is to mobilize finances for the construction project, includes the Church of Uganda Archbishop Dr. Samuel Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Kampala Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, and Metropolitan Jonah Lwanga of the Orthodox Church.
Others are Bishop Joshua Lwere (the Overseer of the National Fellowship of Born-Again Pentecostal Churches of Uganda), Simon Peter Mukhama (Bible Society General Secretary), the Hon. Dr. Ruth Nankabirwa (Chief Mobiliser), Vision Group Deputy Managing Director Gervase Ndyanabo (Catholic ambassador), and the KCCA Executive Director Dorothy Kisaka (Pentecostal Ambassador).
“We need sh30bn for the entire project. Canaan Construction Company Limited has offered to contribute 55%, which is about sh17bn. The Bible Society is obliged to contribute 45%, which is sh13bn, and subsequently pay back the sh17bn to Canaan Construction in a period of two years, without interest. But the engineers are ready to start the work, provided we give them sh4bn,” Mr Mukhama revealed earlier.
