Munazzamat asked to fund Imams skilling centre
The government has appealed to the new Munazzamat al-Dawa al-Islamiyya board of trustee’s chairman Ali Bin Hassan Abdallah to fund the construction of a skilling centre for Imams in Uganda.
Charles Ssentongo, the Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of foreign affairs made the appeal to Abdallah when he paid a courtesy visit to his office in Kampala on June 26, 2026.
Abdallah was elected the new board of trustee’s chairman for the organisation on June 24 this year.
“We thank Munazzamat for the humanitarian projects and activities you have been doing in the country. However, I implore you to now focus on skilling projects through construction of an Imam’s skilling centre,” Ssentongo said.
Imams are Muslim leaders who lead prayers at the various mosques across the country.
Statistics from Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) indicates that there are over 20,000 mosques across the country, each with at least two Imams.
Thus, the mosques are few compared to the number of Imams in the country, leaving many of them jobless because many of them lack skills to earn a living.
This is blamed for the unending conflicts over mosque leadership in the country as they fight for space.
Relatedly, Abdallah also paid a courtesy visit to Hajjat Lukia Nakadama, the third Deputy Prime Minister.
Nakadama appealed for more humanitarian projects in the country saying there is a lot of demand for the aid because the country hosts over two million refugees, the largest refugee population in Africa.
“On behalf of the Government of Uganda, I thank you for supporting our people including refugees, orphans and the needy. We congratulate you upon your appointment. With your appointment, we pray that we get more support for the vulnerable people,” Nakadama said.
Abdallah thanked the government for allowing the organisation to operate in the country.
“The organisation shall continue serving humanity in the country in serving the purpose for which it was established,” Abdallah said.
MUNAZZAMAT
Munazzamat Al-Dawa Al-Islamiyya is an international nonprofit religious organization founded in May 1980 with headquarters based in Khartoum, Sudan.
It has attracted massive funding from the Gulf countries and Muslim philanthropists across the world because of the confidence it has generated among the citizens of South Sudan and East Africa.
Its core objective is to spread the good original message of Islam in a courteous and gentle manner, especially in Africa.
These include the unconditional provision of social services to the deprived and the needy people by promoting virtues of liberty, justice, equality, tolerance and peace.
The organisation draws its inspiration from the five pillars of Islam which include declaration of faith, prayer, fasting, charity and pilgrimage to Makkah as enshrined in the Quran.
