Businessman and political commentator Frank Gashumba has refused to apologise following a demand by Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, insisting that his criticism targets specific religious leaders rather than Christians as a whole.
Speaking on his weekly programme on Radio 4, Gashumba questioned why he should apologise, arguing that he had not insulted the Christian community.
“Who told me to apologise? Apologise to whom? Did I insult Christians? I attacked specific people. Apologise for what? What did I do?” Gashumba asked.
The dispute stems from Gashumba’s challenge to evangelical pastors and self-proclaimed miracle healers to demonstrate their claimed healing powers on critically ill patients in hospitals, including Mulago National Referral Hospital. He has offered up to Shs500 million to anyone who can prove such abilities.
Gashumba has questioned why religious leaders who claim to perform extraordinary miracles do not demonstrate them in hospitals, particularly when patients are critically ill. He has also accused some religious figures of exploiting vulnerable believers through questionable healing claims and fundraising.
On October 17, 2026, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces and chairman of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), publicly called on Gashumba to apologise to Christians.
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The controversy has drawn reactions from religious figures, including Pastor Robert Kayanja, while Gashumba’s daughter, Sheila Gashumba, has also joined the wider debate. However, Gashumba maintains that his remarks were directed at specific individuals and not Christianity itself.
His refusal to apologise leaves the dispute unresolved as debate continues over miracle claims, religious accountability and the treatment of believers.
Eeh 😂🔥🔥🔥
Mr @FrankGashumba has struck the crocks again one more time: He swears not to Apologize to anyone!
He challenges the fake pastors who go to heaven and directly talk to God to also give us the phone number they use ! And where they ran to during pandemics 😂!
And by the way Katonda talya bisyaga 😁Omutumwa Uncle Frank is a call through which God will burn all False Prophets , pastors and Apostles that Use his name to Steal his people
Mwesibe tano we are behide Gashumba!!— GodwinM (@MGodwinR) October 19, 2026
