PEOPLE who have had a role in the development of society should be recognised while alive, Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala said on Saturday of Sr. Rose Muyinza of the Daughters of Charity.
Speaking as chief guest at the Lubaga Cathedral National Foundation Catholic Honoree Awards dinner for 2005, at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel, Wamala said, �It�s useless to heap praises on someone who is dead. People should be recognised when still alive, and that�s why we are here tonight.�
The event, the first of its kind, that will be held annually, recognises Catholic women who have played a significant role in the development of society and those who have acted as role models.

Wamala, who was in a jovial mood, said, �I am glad that these great Catholic women are finally recognised for their roles. The church has been instrumental in shaping them.�

He gave out the glass-shaped Catholic Women Honoree awards to 15 prominent Catholic women amid ululation.

Pearl of Africa Music Awards (PAM) gospel artiste winner, Fr. Anthony Musaala, kept the guest on their toes with his dance.

Deputy Chief Justice Laetitia Mary Mukasa Kikonyogo, gender minister Zoe Bakoko Bakoru, education minister Namirembe Bitamazire, Prof. Mary Okwakol, Justice Mary Damali Engena Maitum, Tereza Kabahita Mbire, Sr. Rachele Fassera of Aboke Girls School, Dr. Noerine Kaleeba, the Rev. Sr. Rose Muyinza of the Daughters of Charity and Prof. Josephine Namboze, the first woman doctor in Uganda, were among the winners.

The brain behind the prestigious non-cash award, investment minister Prof. Semakula Kiwanuka said, �I conceived the idea while still ambassador in New York.
People, especially women, who help shape society, should be recognised.�

�We shall also recognise men eventually,� he said.

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