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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>As Christmas Day draws closer, Church of Uganda Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu has preached hope in the face of a deadly pandemic that has so far killed more than 3,200 people in Uganda.<\/p>\n

The archbishop\u2019s message to believers ahead of the Christmas celebrations this Saturday, came at a time when many people are struggling to rebuild their lives after two years of Covid-19- induced distress.<\/p>\n

The archbishop emphasised the need for Christians to have hope and reiterated that \u201clife has been difficult for everyone this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have faced many challenges this year and might even think of some of them as afflictions,\u201d Archbishop Kaziimba said yesterday during a morning press briefing at his residence in Namirembe, a Kampala City suburb.<\/p>\n

The archbishop announced that the theme for the Church of Uganda for the year 2022 will be \u2018Hope Beyond Affliction\u2019.<\/p>\n

The archbishop said: \u201cLet this be the year when you acknowledge that it is only Jesus who can bring you hope beyond affliction.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Covid-19 pandemic was first declared in Uganda in March, 2020, which marked the start of uncertainty in the country.<\/p>\n

The pandemic, according to the archbishop, escalated gender-based violence (GBV) in families and cases of teenage pregnancies. To this effect, the archbishop asked the affected girls to forgive the boys and men behind these actions.<\/p>\n

Ahead of schools\u2019 reopening, he called for counselling programmes for learners, teachers and more mentorship programmes for the boy-child.<\/p>\n

On the recent terrorist attacks, the archbishop called on everyone to be vigilant, especially during this festive season.<\/p>\n

Former prime minister Amama Mbabazi said he had previously proposed to the government to have a legislation passed in Parliament to ensure certain categories of people are vaccinated.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is very critical, for instance, a waiter who is infected with Covid-19 interacting with many people. Can you imagine how many people he will infect in one day or a month?\u201d he wondered.<\/p>\n

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