Museveni praises cult leader Bisaka for preaching unity
'Museveni Should Avoid Cult Leaders'
President Yoweri Museveni's recent participation in a
ceremony organised by renowned cultist Owobusobozi Bisaka in western Uganda
has attracted fury from Christian believers.
By 19/06/2014 19:37:00
Museveni meeting Owobusobozi Bisaka
last week in Kibaale District
A
self-professed god, Omukama Ruganga Owobusobozi Bisaka, head on the cult group
"Faith and Unity," was last Tuesday celebrating his 83rd birthday in
Kagadi Kibaale district where in attendance was president Museveni as Chief
guest.
Addressing
the congregation comprising thousands of barefooted members dressed in white
tunics, Museveni hailed the works of the cult leader, and asked them to
maintain the spirit of unity
as a prerequisite for development.
“Your
motto of 'Okwahukana kuhoireho' (separation is over) is good for unity of
people. Omukulu Bisaka must have derived the motto from the problems of
division Uganda
suffered years ago. I thank the elder Bisaka for training you to maintain
self-sufficiency.”
The
development however has not gone well with Christian faith leaders.
Pastor
Abed Bwanika of the Christian Witness Church
in Kampala
accused the president of "associating with people who blaspheme God"
and warned that he would face the same wrath like Muammar Gaddafi who ridiculed
the Holy Bible."
Bwanika,
who is also President General
of the People's Development Party, said it was unacceptable for the president
of Uganda
to hang around someone who called himself God.
"It
was unfortunate that our president was not only in attendance but he
reciprocated by giving (Bisaka) a car and large sums of money," noted
Bwanika.
Museveni
at the event made a donation of Shs 40m, a Pajero and handed over cash of Shs
20m to facilitate the celebrations of the elder’s birthday and commissioning of
his house. He said that the balance
of Shs 20m would be delivered later.
"Uganda is a
God-fearing nation and Museveni, as the Fountain of Honour should have desisted
from such a blasphemous occasion," added Bwanika.
By
letting Bisaka call himself god in his face, Bwanika said, Museveni was not
doing the right thing.
Who
is Owobusobozi?
Owobusobozi
Bisaka claims to have supernatural powers to heal all kind of illnesses and
says he is able to unite people from around the world.
Born in
1930 at Kitoma, Kibizi in Kibaale district, Bisaka says that throughout his
life, he had wanted to be a Priest but that this did not come to pass.
The
former Grade III teacher claims that the voice of God of Hosts (the Creator) appeared to him and urged
him to start saving people and
preaching about oneness.
That is
how he broke away from the Catholic religion and its bible teachings.
He wrote
his own book, which he says is the basis of the entire 'oneness faith'.
Owobusobozi Bisaka claims that bible teachings bring about divisions, which he
says are manifested by the so many religions, emanating from within the same
bible.
The National Curriculum Development
Center gave the Faith of
Unity cult a pre-condition of their book being endorsed by the President before
they can approve it for use in the Schools.
While responding
to the request of the elder Bisaka to endorse his book last week, (The book of
God), President Museveni said that he would read it and give his stand within
two months.
Kabale cult boss slams Bible
Publish Date: Dec 22, 2009
By Ismael Kasooha
WESTERN religion is being used to colonise Africa, Owobusobozi Desteo Bisaka, a cult leader in Uganda’s south-western district of Kibaale, has said.
How can we boast of independence when we still cherish religions brought by foreigners? We are now shunning our indigenous religions, considering them to be Satanic, Bisaka said.
He said Africans must cherish religions that arose from their own cultures, as it was before the colonial era.
He made the remarks on Saturday at Kagadi Freedom Square at a function to thank the National Resistance Movement Government for respecting freedom of worship in the country.
He added that Africans have a long way to go in understanding that God is not white-skinned, and that it is not only white people who are holy.
Bisaka and his believers, clad in white clothes, also thanked the Government for freedom of speech and association.
We must thank President (Yoweri) Museveni and his government for the favourable environment and laws in the country, Bisaka said.
He founded his Faith of Unity church, in the early 1980s. Bisaka is the son of a leading Roman Catholic catechist, Petero Byombi.
Born in 1930 at Kitoma
“Kibizi in Kibaale district,
Bisaka set his heart on being a Catholic priest in his youth. But this did not
come to pass. The former Grade III teacher claims he heard a voice from God urging
him to preach ‘’oneness’’.
He tuned his back on the Roman Catholic Church and the Bible. He wrote his own book, the basis of the faith. Bisaka claims the Bible brings about division, noting the numerous religions that use the holy book.
Bisaka’s disciples, led by the Abakwenda(his prophets), thanked him for initiating the church.
They gave him a car valued at sh106m.
The function drew thousands of Bisaka followers from within Uganda and Canada.
Photo By JAMES AKENA/REUTERS Sun, Oct 13, 2013
A man who is mentally ill and chained to a tree waits for healing prayers by Omukama Ruhanga Owobusobozi Bisaka, an 83-year-old self-professed god and founder of the Ugandan cult group Faith of Unity
He Claims To Be The Power Of God
Publish Date: Dec 11, 2003
Down town, was last Saturday
painted white as the followers of Owobusobozi Bisaka, (the Almighty Bisaka),
entered the city for what they called a national ceremony to pray for peace in
the country at Nakivubo Stadium.
Clad in white gowns, the abaikiriza (believers) as the sect is called, trekked to Nakivubo in thousands from Bisaka’s Palace in Nansana, where they had spent the night.
Traffic and economic activities
around Kampala-Hoima road and areas surrounding the old Taxi Park
were brought to a standstill, as people stood on rooftops, on top of cars to
witness the white invasion onto the city.
After hours of waiting, Owobusobozi, 78, (a Runyoro word for the only one with authority) and his wife arrived at around 11:00am in a gray Mitsubishi Pajero escorted by a fleet of six more vehicles to a thrilling welcome from his slogan chanting followers.
˜Kwahukana Kuhoireho Kwahukana Kuhoireho (disunity has ended) they shouted. Bisaka’s followers competed to lay their clothes on the ground for him to walk on.
The followers of the self-styled father of unity, most of who came from as far as Kisoro, Rwanda, Rakai, Kibaale (where the headquarters of the sect are found), Kasese, Masindi, Rukungiri, and Kampala had started flocking the stadium by 8:00am.
No sooner had Bisaka settled down than his Bakwenda (cult zone heads) welcomed the founder and leader of the 23-year-old Faith of Unity, with cash gifts of over sh10m, before the rest of the faithfuls could make their personal thanksgiving in this seemingly hierarchical sect.
But the moment of the day was to come when later, the Owobusobozi Bisaka, a man not known to most Ugandans rose up from his seat, to greet his followers. Hands of his followers dug in their pockets for money to thank and acquire blessings from their god.
It is difficult to fathom, how a staunch Catholic, who once worked for Hoima Diocese and composed songs for the Catholic faith, had now formed his own cult called Abaikiriza.
Yes. Hard to believe that Desteo Bisaka as he was know until 1980, the son of a leading catholic catechist, Petero Byombi could be here commanding such a big anti-Catholicism following.
Born in 1930 at Kitoma, Kibizi in Kibaale district, Bisaka says that throughout his life, he had wanted to be a priest, but this did not come to pass.
The former Grade III teacher claims that the voice of God of Hosts (the Creator) appeared to him and urged him to start saving people and preaching about oneness.
He broke away from the Catholic faith and wrote his own book, which he says is the basis of the entire oneness faith.
Owobusobozi Bisaka claims that the Bible teachings bring about divisions, which he says is manifested by the so many religions that have sprang from the Bible.
He further says that the Bible bears no signature like his book, The Book of God, of the Age of Oneness because its writers knew that the words within them were not right.
This is according to his book, where he says that in God, there are several major spirits ” The lord God of Hosts, The Lord God of the Holiness of God and The Lord God of the Power of God ” Omukama Ruhanga Owobusobozi, Bisaka.
He has faced criticism from Christians, but the soft-spoken Bisaka, seems to be gathering more followers by the day.
Bisaka claims that he has healing powers and powers of saving people from satan, the enemy, and the diseases. He says that the second, 12th and 22nd days (days when his cult holds prayers) of very month are God Days set for miracles, but that salvation is daily.
Bisaka is married with children, whom he calls abenda yo Obusobozi (children from the body of that who has authority over everything.)
Although he claims that his faith is an African indigenous one, Bisaka does not believe in medicine used by the traditional healers, instead encouraging the use of his holy water.
People have expressed concern about the number of illiterate people who he has manipulated and deceived to give the little they have, to get blessings.
At the end of last year, there were media reports that Bisaka’s followers were planning to buy him an aeroplane. Bisaka has just finished building a multi-million Itambiro (house of worship) complex at his home in Kapyemi, Kibaale.
At 82, cult leader marries 29-year-old woman
By Ismael Kasooha
There was an air filled with excitement Wednesday
evening as the founder of the Faith of Unity cult, Owobusobozi Bisaka,
married a 29-year-old woman in a traditional ceremony.
Owobusobozi, aged 82 was introduced to Teopista
Musasizi’s family of the late Petero Kyakurugaha of Buyaga village in
Kyenzige sub-county in Kibaale district.
The organizers of the function did not want it to
be made public, but New Vision online was there and followed all the
events as they unfolded.
At around 5.30pm, Bisaka’s entourage arrived at Kyakurugaha’s home and was welcomed by a group of Bakwenda [apostles] who ushered them into a tent.
A few minutes later, women emerged from the house
as they danced and sat on a mat in front of Bisaka. One elderly woman
from Bisaka’s entourage then picked Musasizi from the group and gave her
a flower.
Musasizi then placed a white cloth on Bisaka amidst
jubilations and chants of praise. Bisaka, clad in a white Kanzu and a
sweater, remained seated throughout function, unlike other usual
introduction ceremonies, where the bridegroom moves around searching for
the bride.
During the function, the Bakwenda thanked Bisaka for choosing a wife from that family.
“Our lord, you have blessed this family by marrying
from it and we are very happy,” one of the them said, while kneeling
before Bisaka.
The function went on till 11.00pm.
Unlike other cultural marriage functions in
Bunyoro, where the groom finds the bride at her parents’ home, Bisaka
came with Musasizi.
Originally, Bisaka was married to one wife, but
upon her death in 2009, he married two more women. Unfortunately, one of
them died shortly into the union.
Musasizi becomes his fourth wife. Bisaka preaches that men should marry many wives to avoid adultery.
The Faith of Unity cult, which started in 1980, has over one million followers in Uganda, Rwanda, Congo and Southern Sudan.
'Katonda' Owobusobozi mulwadde muyi!
Bisaka Owobusobozi ng''ali ku mukolo kwe yajagulizzan okuweza emyaka 85.
OMUSAJJA akulembera enzikiriza y'ekinnansi, abagoberezi be gwe bageraageranya ku Katonda, mulwadde muyi!
Omukama Ruhanga Owobusobozi Bisaka ali mu mbeera mbi mu ddwaaliro lya Nakasero Hospital mu Kampala gye yatwaliddwa ku Mmande akawungeezi by'asiba bikutuka.
Owobusobozi ow’emyaka 85, abagoberezi be gwe basinza nga Katonda era nga bayita ‘Omukama Ruhanga’, ekigambo eky’Olunyoro ekivuunulwa nti ‘Katonda’, yaggyiddwa e Kibale ewali embuga ye nga tamanyi biri ku nsi olw’obulwadde obwamugwiridde.
Olubiri lwa Bisaka
Emmotoka ya Bisaka
Bwe twatuukidde ku ddwaaliro, e Nakasero eggulo nga Bisaka,
abagoberezi be gwe balumiriza nti alina amaanyi ng’aga Katonda ,
akuumirwa mu kasenge k’abalwadde abali obubi ng’abamu ku booluganda lwe
beeraliirikivu.Omusawo eyasangiddwa mu kasenge awali Owobushobozi, yagaanyi okwogera ku mbeera y’omulwadde n’agamba nti amateeka ag’ekisawo tegakkiriza kwogera ku balwadde mu mawulire.
Bisaka ne bakyala be abasatu.
Omugirimaani ono naye mugoberezi.
Wabula omu ku bagoberezi ba Bisaka yatutegeezezza nti ‘Katonda’
alina obulwadde obw’entunnunsi ne ssukaali obuludde nga bumutawaanya
era nga kati bwe bamukubye wansi.Owobushozi, okulwala abadde yaakamala okukuza emyaka 85 ku mukolo ogwasombodde ebikumi n’ebikumi by’abagoberezi be abaabadde banekedde mu byambalo ebyeru nga bonna tebambadde ngattob nga kuno kwabaddeko n’Omugirimaani. Bano baakoolobezza ennyimba nga kwebatadde n’okutonera Owoobusoboozi ebirabo mu ngeri y’okumuyozaayozza.
Abagoberezi be bamuvvunnamira ng'abayitako.
Ng'alambuza Pulezidenti ennyumba amatiribona
Pulezidenti ng'akwasa Bisaka emmotoka.
Pulezidenti Museveni yamuwadde emmotoka ey’ekika kya Pajero
n’aggulawo ennyumba galikwoleka gye yazimbye e Kagadi mu Bunyoro nga ya
kalina ey’omulembe nga bw'ogiraba oyinza okulowooza nti wooteeri.
Abagoberezi be baakung’aanyizza ensimbi ezaasobye mu bukadde 200.
Mmotoka Pulezidenti gye yawadde Bisaka.
Nnamungi w'omuntu eyabaddeyo.
Nnasiisi w'abantu eyabaddeyo.
Enkuyanja y'abantu eyabaddeyo. Ebifaananyi byonna bya Enock Kakande
Ebikwata ku w'Obusobozi
- Owobusobozi mukulembeze w’eddiini ng'abantu b'akulembera bamutwala okubeera Katonda gwe bawuliriramu era gwe banjulira ebizibu byabwe byonna n’abikolako.
- Ekitiibwa ky'alina tekigambika ng’abantu bw'abeera abayitako bafukamira. Ate tebabeera mu ngatto w'ali. Babeera n’obutambaala oba obugoye bwe baaliira mu kkubo kw'ayita oluvannyuma ne babutwala nti mukisa.
- Alina abakazi basatu , abawala ebijuujulu abali wansi w’emyaka 30, owookuna yamufaako.
- Mmotoka gy'atambuliramu yagiwandiikako ekigambo OROB ekiggwaayo nti Omukama Ruhanga Owobusobozi Bisaka.
'Museveni Should Avoid Cult Leaders'
President
Yoweri Museveni's recent participation in a ceremony organised by
renowned cultist Owobusobozi Bisaka in western Uganda has attracted fury
from Christian believers.
By
19/06/2014 19:37:00
A
self-professed god, Omukama Ruganga Owobusobozi Bisaka, head on the
cult group "Faith and Unity," was last Tuesday celebrating his 83rd
birthday in Kagadi Kibaale district where in attendance was president
Museveni as Chief guest.
Addressing
the congregation comprising thousands of barefooted members dressed in
white tunics, Museveni hailed the works of the cult leader, and asked
them to maintain the spirit of unity as a prerequisite for development.
“Your
motto of 'Okwahukana kuhoireho' (separation is over) is good for unity
of people. Omukulu Bisaka must have derived the motto from the problems
of division Uganda suffered years ago. I thank the elder Bisaka for
training you to maintain self-sufficiency.”
The development however has not gone well with Christian faith leaders.
Pastor
Abed Bwanika of the Christian Witness Church in Kampala accused the
president of "associating with people who blaspheme God" and warned that
he would face the same wrath like Muammar Gaddafi who ridiculed the Holy Bible."
Bwanika, who is also President General
of the People's Development Party, said it was unacceptable for the
president of Uganda to hang around someone who called himself God.
"It
was unfortunate that our president was not only in attendance but he
reciprocated by giving (Bisaka) a car and large sums of money," noted
Bwanika.
Museveni
at the event made a donation of Shs 40m, a Pajero and handed over cash
of Shs 20m to facilitate the celebrations of the elder’s birthday and
commissioning of his house. He said that the balance of Shs 20m would be delivered later.
"Uganda
is a God-fearing nation and Museveni, as the Fountain of Honour should
have desisted from such a blasphemous occasion," added Bwanika.
By letting Bisaka call himself god in his face, Bwanika said, Museveni was not doing the right thing.
Who is Owobusobozi?
Owobusobozi
Bisaka claims to have supernatural powers to heal all kind of illnesses
and says he is able to unite people from around the world.
Born
in 1930 at Kitoma, Kibizi in Kibaale district, Bisaka says that
throughout his life, he had wanted to be a Priest but that this did not
come to pass.
The former Grade III teacher claims that the voice of God of Hosts (the Creator) appeared to him and urged him to start saving people and preaching about oneness.
That is how he broke away from the Catholic religion and its bible teachings.
He
wrote his own book, which he says is the basis of the entire 'oneness
faith'. Owobusobozi Bisaka claims that bible teachings bring about
divisions, which he says are manifested by the so many religions,
emanating from within the same bible.
The
National Curriculum Development Center gave the Faith of Unity cult a
pre-condition of their book being endorsed by the President before they
can approve it for use in the Schools.
While
responding to the request of the elder Bisaka to endorse his book last
week, (The book of God), President Museveni said that he would read it
and give his stand within two months.
