Ugandan social and political analyst Frank M. Gashumba has challenged Kampala-based pastors and prophets who claim to resurrect the dead, making an unusual promise to walk naked from Villa Maria in Masaka to Kampala if any of them can bring his late father back to life.
Gashumba issued the challenge while questioning claims by religious leaders who say they possess the power to bring deceased people back from the dead. He wants those making such extraordinary claims to demonstrate their abilities, starting with someone whose death remains deeply personal to him.
Explaining his position, Gashumba said his father passed away without giving him an opportunity to say goodbye.
“I’m ready to walk naked straight from Villa Maria, Masaka. I want any of these so-called ‘Prophets’ and ‘Apostles’ who claim to resurrect the dead to go with me to Villa Maria,” he said.
He repeated that he was willing to undertake the unusual journey if a religious leader could bring his father back.
But Gashumba did not stop at his personal challenge. He also singled out an Apostle reportedly based in Naguru, who he claimed had previously boasted about resurrecting four people.
The analyst challenged the religious leader to demonstrate those alleged powers by bringing back several prominent Ugandans who have died.
Among the names he mentioned were comedian Yokana Mbuuse, popularly known as Kapere Lufotose; former presidential press secretary Tamale Mirundi; social media personality Isma Olaxess; Sheikh Muzaata; and Moses Matovu.
He also mentioned King Oyo, arguing that the religious leader had reportedly described himself as a friend of the monarch.
“We ask him to go and resurrect Kapere, Tamale Mirundi, Isma Olaxess, Sheikh Muzaata and Moses Matovu,” Gashumba said.
“Even King Oyo, because these are still fresh deaths. They said he was a friend to King Oyo, and he was on record claiming to have raised four dead people. So I ask him to start with those.”
Gashumba’s remarks were directed at religious figures whose alleged resurrection claims he believes should be subjected to scrutiny rather than simply accepted.
He maintained that his position was straightforward: no contemporary pastor or prophet has the ability to resurrect the dead, insisting that such miracles were performed by Jesus alone.
“However, the message is simple: there is no one who talks to God, and nobody resurrects dead people. Those were done by Jesus alone. I’m ready to walk naked from Villa Maria,” he added.
His comments have brought renewed attention to claims of supernatural powers among some religious leaders in Uganda, particularly those who publicly speak about performing miracles.
However, the specific claims attributed to the Naguru-based Apostle have not been independently established in the supplied material, and no response from the religious leader was included.
For now, Gashumba has made his position clear and attached an extraordinary condition to his challenge. He says he is ready to make the journey from Villa Maria to Kampala if someone can accomplish what he is asking.