President Museveni has donated 23,000 dollars (about Shs 82m) towards the fundraising that was launched to support retired Archbishop Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo’s medical bills after he was rushed to UK in critical condition last week.
The donation was confirmed by Senior President Press Secretary Don Wanyama in a tweet, “The president has made 23,000 dollars contribution to settling Archbishop Nkoyoyo’s medical bills and wished him a quick recovery.”
The fundraising was launched by current head of church of Uganda Archbishop Stanley Ntagali after Dr Nkoyoyo went in need of Shs 200M for an emergency lung operation in the UK. He is currently in a private hospital in Kensington, Central London.
According to reports, he has been battling respiratory complications since late last year and attempts to treat him from different Kenyan and American hospitals were fruitless.
The former archbishop was one of the main leaders in the organization and mobilization of funds for the successful visit of the Pontiff in November last year before he fell ill. Nkoyoyo was the head of the Church of Uganda between 1995-2004 before handing over to Henry Luke Orombi in 2005.