Watoto Church has contributed Shs38 million (about USD10,000) towards the Kabaka’s Floating Clinic Project, boosting efforts to extend healthcare services to hard-to-reach communities on the Ssese Islands in Lake Victoria.
The donation was presented to Buganda Kingdom Katikkiro, Charles Peter Mayiga, by Watoto Church Lead Pastor Julius Rwotlonyo during the thanksgiving service marking the 33rd coronation anniversary of Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II at Watoto Church in Bweyogerere.
The Kabaka’s Floating Clinic Project is a Buganda Kingdom health initiative designed to bring medical services closer to residents of the Ssese Islands, where access to mainland hospitals remains a major challenge.
While delivering his sermon, Pastor Rwotlonyo said the thanksgiving service was an opportunity to honour God while also supporting a cause that improves the lives of vulnerable communities.
“To be thankful is good manners, it pleases God and magnifies God,” Pastor Rwotlonyo said.
He added that gratitude attracts divine favour.
“Thanksgiving attracts God’s blessings. When you give thanks, you touch God’s heart.”
Rwotlonyo said the church had decided to contribute Shs38 million towards the floating clinic to strengthen healthcare delivery in the remote island communities.
He thanked the Buganda Kingdom for the opportunity to host the thanksgiving service and prayed for Kabaka Mutebi to continue reigning in peace and good health.
Receiving the donation, Katikkiro Mayiga commended Watoto Church for organising what he described as an exceptional thanksgiving service.
“When I met the team leader, Pastor Julius Rwotlonyo, he promised us a thanksgiving service like we had never witnessed. What we participated in today was a wonderful and worthy prayer ceremony,” Mayiga said.
He also urged Ugandans to preserve and promote their cultural heritage, saying culture defines the identity of a people.
“This year’s celebration says fortitude as we promote our cultural values. Culture can be defined as a set of beliefs that define a group of people and community. Since the Tower of Babel, in the Book of Genesis, the human race has been characterized by different linguistic and behavioural patterns. We must have courage to preserve and promote what defines us,” he said.
The thanksgiving service attracted dignitaries from the Buganda Kingdom, including Sylvia Nagginda, senior government officials led by Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, opposition leaders led by Joel Ssenyonyi, religious leaders and other invited guests.
In a message delivered by Prime Minister Nabbanja, President Museveni congratulated the Kabaka on his 33rd coronation anniversary and praised the Kingdom’s contribution to national development through public health and poverty reduction initiatives.
“Over the past 33 years, the Kingdom of Buganda has consistently demonstrated this truth. Through collaboration, we have seen cultural preservation move hand in hand with socio-economic progress,” Museveni said.
“We commend the Kingdom’s active participation in public health campaigns, particularly the fight against HIV and AIDS and poverty eradication. These efforts directly complement the government’s wealth creation programmes, such as the Parish Development Model,” he added.
