We the pastors from Greater Luwero wish to express our concern towards some
pastors from Kampala notably Pastor Jackson Ssenyonga of Christian Life Church
Bwaise who have made it a habit to use us for their personal gains as opposed
to God’s work and all our wellbeing.
Their action has left us
depressed and disowned by our leaders who would otherwise serve as examples.
In the year 2005 we saw
the start of the programme “Bye bye Biwempe”, where Pastor
Jackson Ssenyonga made a countrywide reach out cry to all pastors. He claimed
to have gotten a revelation from God to lead and build for us iron roofed
churches to do away with all papyrus churches where he named the exercise “Bye
bye Biwempe”. The conference was held at Nakivubo Stadium.
In this case every
pastor/stakeholder or beneficiary was supposed to pay a fee of 20,000/= for
registration and each and every person was to be responsible for his/her own
upkeep during the conference including transportation.
Up to today no single
church has been set up under this operation “Bye bye Biwempe” in
our area yet money was collected.
Just recently before the
2021 polls Pastor Ssenyonga re-called all pastors especially from rural areas
to his Bwaise Church saying the president wanted to meet us we sold our goats,
chicken etc and made it to Bwaise.
The president came and
met us briefly and thanked us for the support etc.
In our presence Pastor
Ssenyonga told the president that all this was under him that we were good
people but we had a lot of challenges especially poverty.
The president said he
was giving us cows to improve our wellbeing but because those were times of foot
and mouth disease (Kalusu) he said he had turned the cows into money which he
handed over to Pastor Ssenyonga and we all thanked him.
But when he left Pastor
Ssenyonga took all the money and we suffered going back empty handed.
Similarly on a third occasion
some agents again related to Ssenyonga and other pastors approached us in
Greater Luwero promising to help us get pineapple juice squeezing machines
coordinated by Operation Wealth Creation and we were made to pay at least
100,000/= for a start but until today we have seen nothing.
We are even starting to
think that such bad treatment and continued lies could be one of the reasons
why NRM popularity failed in the just concluded elections.
Pastors lost confidence
and did not mobilize normally. It’s for this reason that we humbly ask His
Excellence The President of the Republic of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
Tibuhaburwa and all relevant authorities to intervene so that we get all what
is due to us especially justice and our loud cry of getting what was stolen
from us.
Two journalists and four
pastors from Butaleja have already been arrested following the kidnaps by
Pastor Ssenyonga, plain clothed army, men and the pastor’s aide a one wasswa.
Tortures and assault cases have already be registered under SD Rf.
23/13/04/2021 at Kasangati Police Station. This is all because of the running
link on www.newsday.co.ug where
the Pastor is accused of pocketing millions of money donated by President
Museveni to help the country wide churches.
Our prayer is government
to listen to our cry.
We ask government’s
intervention and protection from this man.
PASTOR AKAMPULIRA MOSES
Organizing Secretary
On behalf LUWERO
PASTORS
