Pastor Kiwedde Netted Over Extortion

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By: Our Reporter

Published: November 11, 2013

Rakai police are holding William Muwanguzi well known as Pastor Kiwedde for alleged
impersonation and extortion.

Pastor Kiwedde

Kiwedde was picked up together with Julius Mukisa over the weekend for pausing as catholic priests with intentions of conning unsuspecting Christians in Rakai of their money.

Recently, Pastor Muwanguzi made various radio announcements and published posters inviting Christians with various problems for a three days charismatic renewal prayer service at Nabisere Hotel in Kalisizo Town Council.

According to the announcements, Pastor Muwanguzi claimed that would heal HIV/AIDs, cancer, epilepsy, blindness, barrenness and also help people overcome poverty.

More than 50 people from different denominations turned up for the healing service.
However, the pastor laid out a standard procedure that people with simple problems pay 5000 and 30,000 shillings while those with bigger problems would pay more for the healing prayer.

Chiliba Taban, the Officer in charge of Criminal Investigations Rakai district said that Catholics in the area became suspicious of Kiwedde and his colleagues and immediately notified the priest at Matale parish. As a result, Rev. Fr. Adrian Ssemwanga, the Matala Parish priest tipped off police leading to the arrest of Muwanguzi and Mukisa.

Their accomplices fled off into hiding immediately police stormed the hotel. Taban further said that Muwanguzi and his accomplices impersonated catholic priests with intentions of extorting money from vulnerable residents. However, Pastor Muwanguzi denies any wrong doing saying they are innocent.
He said that they were carrying out their pastoral mission under Charismatic renewal movement.

Muwanguzi is not new to controversy. In 2010, Muwanguzi was implicated for among other crimes rape, illegal possession of a fire arms and assault.

Following the closure of his Entebbe Road-based Holy Fire Church, Muwanguzi relocated to Eldorate Kenya, where he set up another church.

He also changed his name to Paul Mwamba.

Pastor Bernard Joshua Kirabira, the Welfare Minister of National Fellowship for Born Again Churches says pastor Muwanguzi dented his reputation due to his involvement in various scandals. Kirabira called for the sensitization of Christians to keep away from people like Muwanguzi.

Pasita Kiwedde bamukutte afera b’e Kalisizo

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KAMPALA | Nov 12, 2013

Kiwedde nga gamwesibye ku poliisi e Kaliisizo.

BYA JOHNBOSCO MULYOWA

PASITA Steven Muwanguzi amanyiddwa nga Kiwedde eyali Omusumba w’ekkanisa ya Holy Fire Ministries e Namulanda ku lwe Ntebe akwatiddwa poliisi e Kaliisizo mu Rakai lwa kwefuula Faaza n’anyaga mu bantu ensimbi.

Kiwedde yakwatiddwa ne munne Julius Mukasa nga babadde mu Nabisere Hotel mu kibuga Kaliisizo gye babadde bapangisa ekisenge mwe babadde beefuula abasabira abantu olwo ne babanyaga ensimbi ng’ekiwebwaayo era nga gwe babadde basabira babadde bamunyagako ensimbi eziva ku mitwalo ebbiri okudda waggulu.

Kiwedde e Kaliisizo abadde yeeyita Rev. Fr. Mwamba Lwazi ate munne abadde yeeyita Rev. Fr. Denis Mukasa nga babadde bagamba nti bava Kenya okujja okusomesa Kalisimatic.
Kino kibadde kyakatwaala ennaku bbiri zokka ng’abantu bagendayo okwefunira emikisa okuva eri bannaddiini bano era babadde bakeera ku bizindaalo bya leediyo Eddoboozi lya Kaliisizo ne beewaana nga bwe bali baakafulu mu kuvvumula abalwadde.

Omu ku batuuze e Kaliisizo ye yatutte ensonga eri Bafaaza mu kigo ky’e Matale-Kaliisizo ku beeyita Bafaaza bano oba ng’ekigo kibamanyi olw’okumuggyako ssente okumusabira era Bafaaza abakulembeddwaamu Rev .Fr. Sezaalio Muwonge ne Rev. Fr. Joseph Tamale ne beekubira enduulu ku poliisi e Kaliisizo nayo eyabakutte.

Kiwedde yagguddwako omusango gw’okweyita ky’atali ku fayiro SD: 20/09/11/2013 ku poliisi e Kaliisizo.