Kakande: I derive power from God

What you need to know:

  • Missing. For a month now, there have been contradicting reports of the whereabouts of the controversial pastor.

KAMPALA. At 3.14pm his believers burst into joy and excitement as Pastor Samuel Kakande made an impressive entry into the fully packed Synagogue Church of All Nations yesterday.
There were wild cheers and thunderous applause from his church members as others waved at him.
Some fell off their seats as if they had been possessed while others stamped their feet as they sang and praised the Lord.
Clad in a blue pair of trousers, blue shirt and a purple jacket, Mr Kakande was handed a microphone and he started preaching after a short prayer.
He then chanted, “power” repeatedly as his believers joined him with their fists held up high, in recognition of the his presence.
“God knows that I cannot manage on my own that is why he gave me power,” he said as the congregation cheered.

Sermon
He then asked the congregation to turn to their bibles and read two verses in the books of John 14: 15-16, and Matthew 28:18. He picked two people randomly to cite the exact verses in the bible.
He visibly looked healthy. For a month now, there have been contradicting reports of the whereabouts of one of the city’s controversial pastors, with claims that he had fled the country after he was abandoned by his followers.
Rumours of his disappearance have been making rounds on social media and online news sites with some speculating that the “man of God” was admitted to Butabika National Mental Referral Hospital after suffering a mental breakdown.
This prompted Daily Monitor to establish the truth of the matter. Since last week, this reporter was assigned to establish Mr Kakande’s whereabouts.
Last Monday, he visited the Synagogue Church only to be told by a lady at the checkpoint that Mr Kakande would be available on Thursday at 6am to pray for those in need of healing.
The lady asked this reporter to return with medical records if he needed to be healed.

Where is Prophet Kakande?
When this reporter visited Butabika National Mental Referral Hospital last Friday to establish whether he suffered a mental breakdown, the hospital management indicated that he had not been admitted there.
One of the hospital’s top managers, who did not want to be quoted, said: “The person you are looking for has never been our patient and even if he was here ethically, we are not allowed to share patients’ information with third parties.”
The reporter then went to the private wing where one of the patients’ caretakers denied having seen Mr Kakande anywhere although there was talk that he could have been confined to some room.
This reporter turned up for yesterday’s prayers at 9am. But by 4pm when he left, a faithful told him that Sunday service usually stretches into the night, sometimes past midnight.