UGANDA: Use Talents for Promotion of Catholic Values, Ugandan Cleric Urges Youths
Fr. Tumusiime Joseph
Masereka Peter
The Chaplain for Mbarara Ecclesiastical Province, Rev. Fr. Joseph Tumusiime has asked the youth to value life and defend their talents against individuals who take their giftedness for granted by involving in reputation-damaging activities.
Fr. Tumusiime described a talent as ‘a God-given gift’ that the Catholic youths need to build a strong foundation on for their future. He urged them to distance themselves from those who take their talents granted; instead, they must turn these gifts into a source of livelihood and for promoting church values and norms in society.
Addressing the youth at the closure of their four-day youth conference at Nyakahya primary school on Sunday, September 01, Fr. Tumusiime who doubles as Kasese diocesan vocation director encouraged the youth to make early preparations for various vacations in the Church as well as juicy jobs through education, discipline and fear of God.
He also warned against computer misuse describing smartphones and the internet as poison if misused.
Dr. Crispus Kiyonga, the newly appointed Chancellor for Makerere University, has described as a timed bomb any alcohol and drug-abuse among the youth. He, a celebrated farmer and exporter from Kasese district, has called for what he described as practical parenting that would see children guided on income-generating projects to back their family finances.
Dr. Kiyonga, a medical doctor who contributed two million shillings to the youth gathering, said drugs were a slap against one’s health, as well as time and resource wasting.
Kiyonga who called for emphasis for children to complete school, asked parents to rate chicken and goats under the full care of their sons and daughters as a way of guiding the young people about the importance of promoting income sources.
The State Minister for National Guidance, Hon Godfrey Kabyanga who contributed 6 million shillings to the gathering, warned the youth against early sex and marriages but prioritize education he said was the future pillar for improved livelihoods.
Kasanga Parish is to host the joint youth conference for greater Kasanga that includes among others, Kyabikere, Kasanga, Nyakahya and Kabuyiri shrine.
Rev. Fr. Godwin Kibaba, the Nyakahya youth chaplain, urged believers in Christ to put their faith into practices for blessings.
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