Uganda, March 15 -- President Museveni has hailed the late Rev Fr Paolino Tomaino, an Italian missionary for fighting alcohol abuse and promoting ethics among Christians during his over 40-year missionary work in Uganda.

In a message read on his behalf by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Thomas Tayebwa, during the burial of the missionary at Kyamuhunga Catholic Parish, Bushenyi District on Thursday, Mr Museveni eulogised Fr Tomaino as a church leader who cared about the health of the flock and their families.

"Fr Tomaino settled in Kambuga, Kyamuhunga, and Rusehere, where he built many churches, including Rushere, and promoted Christian ethics and morals by speaking against alcohol and substance abuse. He will be remembered as a pra...