Hoima Pastor Who Caned Followers Charged With 18 Criminal Counts

Posted by: Eninu William in Uganda news September 2, 2022

A Hoima Pastor, Denis Kintu of the Empowerment City Church in Hoima city, has been charged with 18 criminal counts. These relate to the trafficking of persons, assault, and promoting sectarianism.

A video has been making rounds on social media showing Kintu caning his followers. These include very mature men and women. This controversial pastor even goes ahead to handpick them from the crowd.

The pastor even called all those who were hiding from the magic stick to receive some good beating.

“Pastor Kintu Denis who recently appeared in a viral media clip beating believers with a “magic blessed stick” in his church in Hoima, has been arrested and charged with 18 counts of trafficking in Persons, Assault, and Promoting Sectarianism,” the office of the CID revealed.

Following uproar from the general public about how these controversial churches and pastors have been left to roam around freely, Police moved ahead to arrest him.

About 10 people in the church’s hierarchy were arrested alongside ‘prophet’ Kintu. These included among others the cameraman who recorded the video, the ushers, Kintu’s Deputy.

Later on, policed brought to the station even those who received canes from this magical stick of Kintu to make statements.

However, what’s shocking to the Police is that they all said that they wanted the self-anointed prophet to cane them.

“It seems they were briefed by Kintu before we brought them here to make statements. All of them are saying that it was their choice of wanting to be caned.

However, even if it’s their right, it still breaches the laws of Uganda and they shall answer to these charges,” a source in the office of the CID said.

The public has for some time been concerned about the high rate at which these dubious pastors of God are emerging. This has actually become a global problem but with more of such pastors who do awkward actions in Africa.

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