Weekly Round-Up: Sserulanda Special Edition

Normally, our weekly round-up brings together several sources to keep you up-to-date with the latest developments in Africa and apologetics issues. Nevertheless, so much has developed recently with the controversial Sserulanda sect that today's list will be devoted to this spiritual group.

As I have mentioned before, the Sserulanda Nsulo Yobulamu Spiritual Foundation believes that its leader, “His Infinite Grace” Mugonza Bambi Baaba, is “God Almighty” on earth. They are also in the process of trying to establish a special free trade zone and run it as an autonomous territory called the Ssessamirembe Spiritual City. While their independent city seemed to be progressing rapidly, now they are under governmental investigation and being accused of crimes and other problematic practices.

Here are the latest reports:

• Raymond Baguma and Darious Magara, "Rivalry halting Rakai free trade zone" in the New Vision newspaper (Uganda).
• Raymond Baguma and Darious Magara, "Serulanda bodies scare residents" in the New Vision newspaper (Uganda).
• Raymond Baguma and Darious Magara, "Serulanda sect was banned 1992" in the New Vision newspaper (Uganda).
• "Kanungu tragedy must not reoccur in Rakai" in the New Vision newspaper (Uganda).
• Conan Businge and Darious Magara, "Minister told to find cult land papers" in the New Vision newspaper (Uganda).
• Raymond Baguma and Darious Magara, "Serulanda went against original" in the New Vision newspaper (Uganda).
• Darious Magara and Raymond Baguma, "Relatives claim Serulanda remains" in the New Vision newspaper (Uganda).
• Siraje Lubwama, "Seruranda group is a dangerous cult, says pastor" in the Daily Monitor newspaper (Uganda).
• Siraje Lubwama, "Seruranda founder accused of killing spiritual followers" in the Daily Monitor newspaper (Uganda).
• "Buganda denies supporting Serulanda sect" in the UGPulse (Uganda).