The Mbabazis arrive at church
Last Saturday former prime minister John Patrick Amama Mbabazi and his wife Canon Jacqueline Mbabazi celebrated their golden jubilee with a church service at the new All Saints cathedral in Nakasero, officiated by Archbishop Steven Kaziimba Mugalu.
Present for the high-end function were many dignitaries including Prince Kassim Nakibinge, Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa, former chief justice Benjamin Odoki, Archbishop of Kampala Paul Ssemwogerere, former prime minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda, first daughters Natasha and Patience together with their spouses Edwin Karugire and Odrek Rwabwogo, respectively, Kampala Capital City Authority ED Dorothy Kisaka, Gen Henry Tumukunde, businessman Ben Kavuya, among others.
Dr Kaziimba applauded the couple for setting an example with this milestone in the times when marriage is under attack.
“God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve,” Kaziimba said.
They later hosted their guests for dinner at Serena hotel with President Museveni and First Lady Janet Museveni as chief guests, who gave the couple 20 Friesian cows. The president thanked Mbabazi for his contribution to the country.
“Even when we had some differences with Ndugu Amama, I cannot forget the contribution he made in the past,” Museveni said.
Mbabazi thanked his guests and also appreciated his wife Jacqueline for sticking with him through the most difficult times of liberation as a young couple.
Source: The Observer
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