Peter Sserugo, one of the suspects in the high-profile case involving Pastor Robert Kayanja of Rubaga Miracle Centre, faltered during his testimony at Mwanga II court yesterday, raising suspicions that he was following a written script. Sserugo, like his co-accused, who previously testified without taking an oath, appeared to deliver a rehearsed script. However, as…
Alex Wakamala, one of nine people accused of defaming Pastor Robert Kayanja, this week struggled to explain in court whether ot not he knew three of his co-accused: Agrey Kanene, Israel Wasswa, and Jamie Mwondha. The group is charged at the Mwanga II Magistrate’s Court in Mengo, with spreading false stories and inappropriate comments to…
Mengo Court Magistrate Adams Byarugaba has ordered the six-month imprisonment of Prossy Namugga, the mother of suspect Moses Tumwiine, also known as Semanobe, after she failed to produce her son in court. Namugga, who stood as a surety for Tumwiine, was arrested a few weeks ago when he failed to appear for multiple court sessions,…
Alex Wakamala, a 30-year-old boda-boda rider, yesterday faced intense cross-examination at the Mwanga II Court in a case involving allegations against Rubaga Miracle Centre senior pastor, Robert Kayanja. Wakamala is one of nine men accused of falsely claiming that Pastor Kayanja committed unnatural offenses and trespassing at his church premises. In his sworn defense, Wakamala…
Magistrate Adams Byarugaba has issued an ultimatum to the defence, in the Pastor Kayanja case after being frustrated by repeated delays. The defence lawyer, Robert Ojambo, has often been absent, citing reasons like illness. The case, involving charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice, conspiracy to commit a felony, criminal trespass, and giving false information, has…
Two witnesses, Aggrey Kinene and Jamil Mwanda, today denied their involvement in the alleged conspiracy to commit a felony and giving false information to the police in the Pastor Robert Kayanja sodomy case. Testifying at Mwanga II Magistrates’ Court, Kinene, a 54-year-old resident of Wamala village, Nabweru in Nansana, expressed shock at his inclusion in…
Israeli-born Palestinian-American televangelist Benny Hinn is expected to arrive in Uganda in the next couple of days to hold a crusade expected to be attended by hundreds of thousands. The crusade will be hosted by Rubaga Miracle Centre under senior pastors Robert and Jessica Kayanja. This will mark Hinn’s third visit to Uganda. His first…
Buganda and Miracle Centre, a worship house led by Pastor Robert Kayanja, have formed a partnership to conserve Kabaka’s Lake located in Ndeeba. The move comes amid the increasing illegal activities around Uganda’s biggest man-made lake which have made it vulnerable to pollution. Delivering his Easter Message at Miracle Centre in Lubaga, Kayanja said it’s…
