NELSON K
Kikongi Bodaboda Omukabingo Stage Association members have been urged to cooperate, avoid involvement in religious and political conflicts, have vision, accountability, and give to God to overcome challenges and gain property.
The call was led by the Ihimbo Church Parish religious leader, Rev. Nelson Mwebaze, while preaching during the association’s thanksgiving and commissioning of their new house this afternoon in Ihimbo Parish, Bwambara Subcounty, Rukungiri District.
Rev. Mwebaze extended his appreciation to the members for their cooperation and unity, which has led them to build a house and acquire other assets. He urged members to stay away from religious fights and discrimination, emphasizing the need for cooperation regardless of religious beliefs and the importance of sharing ideas for progress.
He urged love, reconciliation, sharing, and giving to God for blessings and warned members to have vision and accountability as a way to ensure family progress and overcome poverty.
The association chairperson, Bahaati William, who is also the LC2 chairperson of Ihimbo Parish, expressed that the association started with 180 members but later reduced to 150. However, it continued its momentum of development and financial accountability, having bought land and built a house, as well as acquiring tents and chairs.
He added that as the association grows, they want to transition into a SACCO. He, therefore, urged members to cooperate and work together while promoting friendship and love for the association’s progress and prosperity.
Tumwine Gilivazio, a member and resident of Kikongi, together with Mugarura Abdu, who is the chairperson of Omukabingo Boda Boda Association Riders (newly formed from Kikongi Greater Association), also called on other residents to join for career accountability and development. They highlighted that they have already acquired assets such as land, a house, a tent, chairs, and cash.
They emphasized that the association also supports members who have lost relatives or are hosting events by lending them assets and materials. Additionally, they warned against crimes, domestic violence, and bribery habits in the area.
Nahoninye Wilber, the Bwambara Subcounty Boda Boda Association chairperson, expressed his gratitude and thanked the Kikongi Boda Boda Association for its members’ accountability, which has enabled them to buy assets beneficial to the association and its members.
Furthermore, he condemned domestic violence, political and religious conflicts, and emphasized the importance of educating children for community development and the abolition of illiteracy in the area. He also called on all boda boda riders in the area to join the association, promote accountability, and work to overcome poverty.
Meanwhile, UGX 2,638,000 (Two million six hundred thirty-eight thousand shillings) was raised during the Thanksgiving as a way of promoting and supporting the association.
