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http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/alasiri/2005/06/27/43102.html

Morogoro ELCT Pastor has been expelled following sex allegations
2005-06-27 14:39:24 By Simon Mhina, Morogoro

ELCT Morogoro Diocese has sacked Pastor Mchungaji Thomas Richard Kitale - son of a Bishop following sex allegations and stealing church offering.
It is also alleged that the pastor is separated from his legal wife after abandoning her and their two children. Confirmed reports from the Diocese say that CDC has decided to sack Pastor Thomas after his father – suing his position [as a bishop] protected him for “donkey” years.
The inside sources say that Bishop Kitale turned a blind eye even though the congregation presented their complaints against the pastor.
They claim that in every Congregation that he served the Pastor was involved in many scandals including embezzling church funds, but no one dared to take any action because of his father’s powers.
When she was interviewed by this paper the Pastor’s wife said that she is one of the people who presented their cases to Bishop Kitale, but they were met by a brick wall [without success].
`I told my father-in-law more than ten times that his son was a drunk, he has abandoned me with two children, he sleeps around [outside the marital home] and in the morning when I ask him he hits me.
’I am tired and now I have left him. But ever since he has never given any maintenance for the children,’ said the woman who now leave in Ukonga in the city [Dar es Salaam].
She said that she has been to the Department of Social Services in Morogoro to ask for help, but the Pastor has categorically refused to honour the agreement to take care of the children.
She said now she wants to go to the courts to file for a divorce and children’s maintenance.
Apart from the Pastors saga, the Morogoro Diocese now is facing another problem as the congregation wants Bishop Kitale to be sacked.
The congregation has already presented their grievances to the head of ELCT Bishop Mushemba regarding the scandals of the Bishop including that of embezzling church project funds, tribalism and defending his son’s adultery activities.
Dr. Mushemba told this paper that he has received complaints against Bishop Kitale and that he is dealing with the issue.
The Congregation claims that Bishop Kitale has turned the Church into his company because he is using his position to fund the education for his relatives instead of giving the opportunity to the church workers.

Mchungaji KKKT Moro afukuzwa kazi kwa madai ya ufuska...! 2005-06-27 14:39:24 Na Simon Mhina, Morogoro
Halmashauri ya Kanisa la Kiinjili la Kilutheri Tanzania (KKKT), Dayosisi ya Morogoro, imemtimua Mchungaji Thomas Richard Kitale ambaye pia ni mtoto wa Askofu kwa tuhuma za Ulevi, ufuska na kula sadaka. Aidha yapo madai kuwa mchungaji huyo, ametengana na mkewe wa ndoa baada ya kumtelekeza pamoja na watoto wao wawili. Habari za kuaminika kutoka ndani ya Dayosisi hiyo, zinasema Halmashauri Kuu imechukua hatua ya kumfukuza mchungaji Thomas baada ya Baba yake kumkingia kifua kwa miaka nenda rudi. Zinasema Mchungaji huyo amekuwa akifanya matendo machafu miaka mingi, lakini baba yake alikuwa akiyafumbia macho licha ya kuletewa malalamiko na waumini. Habari hizo zimedai kwamba kila Usharika anaofanya kazi Mchungaji huyo amekuwa akifanya hujuma mbalimbali, zikiwemo za ubadhirifu, lakini hakuna mtu aliyeweza kufurukuta, kutokana na Baba yake kuwa Askofu. Akihojiwa na Gazeti hili, mke wa Mchungaji huyo alisema yeye ni miongoni mwa watu waliopeleka malalamiko kwa Askofu Kitale na kugonga mwamba. `Mimi nilimueleza Baba mkwe zaidi ya mara kumi, mwanawe ni mlevi, ananiacha ndani na watoto analala nje, asubuhi akirudi nikimuuliza ananichapa makonde. Nimechoka na sasa nimeshaachana naye, lakini tangu hapo alikuwa hatoi hata matunzo kwa watoto wetu,`akasema mama huyo, ambaye hivi sasa anaishi Ukonga jijini. Akasema alikwenda idara ya Ustawi wa jamii Morogoro, lakini Mchungaji huyo akapuuza makubaliano ya kuwatunza watoto. Akasema hivi sasa anachotaka kufanya ni kwenda mahakani kudai talaka, pamoja na matunzo ya watoto. Mbali na sakata la mchungaji huyo, hivi sasa Dayosisi ya Morogoro imekumbwa na mtafaruku, ambapo waumini wanataka Askofu Kitale naye aondolewe. Tayari waumini hao wameshawasilisha hoja zao kwa Mkuu wa KKKT, Dk. Samson Mushemba kuhusu kshifa za mtumishi huyo, ukiwemo wa kufuja mali za miradi ya Kanisa, ukabila, na kutetea uzinzi wa mwanawe. Dk. Mushemba ameliambia gazeti hili kwamba tayari amepokea malalamiko juu ya Askofu Kitale na anayafanyia kazi. `Tungemjadili katika kikao chetu cha juzi, lakini hakuwepo,`akasema Dk. Mushemba. Tayari Dk. Mushemba ameshaunda Kamati ya kufuatilia mtafaruku huyo, inayoongozwa na Dk. Steven Munga, ambaye ni askofu wa Dayosisi ya Kaskazini Magharbi (Lushoto)na Askofu Mwambungu wa Dayosisi ya Ulanga. Waumini hao, wanadai Askofu Kitale amegeuza Kanisa hilo kama Kampuni yake, kwani amekuwa akitumia nafasi yake kuwasomesha ndugu zake badala ya watumishi.

another one:

ELCT Rejects its Bishop: http://www.elct.org/news/2002.04.001.html

Bishop Manyiewa: http://www.dailynews-tsn.com/habarileo/page.php?id=691

and from an ELCT Press Release:

ELCT Press Release
Date: April 1, 2002 Press release No. 001/04/2002
ELCT Rejects one of its Bishops
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) has dismissed Dr. Jerry Mngwamba from serving as Bishop of the Eastern and Coastal Diocese, effective Wednesday, March 27, 2002.
He has also been defrocked which means he becomes an ordinary member of the Church having been denied the right to serve as a Church minister.
The decision was reached during an extra-ordinary General Assembly of the Eastern and Coastal Diocese on March 27, 2002 to endorse the decision of the ELCT Executive Council to suspend the Bishop from power and approve the appointment of Rev. Dr. Hans Mwakabana as caretaker leader of the Diocese.
Dr. Mngwamba was in the centre of a probe investigation by the Church which was formed to establish the authenticity of allegations on flagrant abuse of power; embezzlement of church funds at all levels; fraud by misusing tax clemency and above all, a hoard of sex scandals; instances of non adherence to Church norms, principles, integrity, reliability and credibility, as a Christian leader.
Early this year the probe team formed by ELCT Presiding Bishop, Dr. Samson Mushemba, managed to interview 1,200 people. The team comprising of eight people, lead by ELCT Bishop Zephania Mgeyekwa of South Central Diocese presented an 80 page-plus-document to Bishop Mushemba on Saturday March 16, 2002 after working on the issue for about eight weeks.
On Monday March 25, 2002 Dr. Mngwamba dragged to court the Presiding Bishop of ELCT, Dr. Samson Mushemba and the Secretary General, Mr. Amani Mwenegoha allegedly for suspending him illegally and for interfering in the affairs of his diocese. But he withdrew the case on the same day on condition that the matter should be settled out of court and that the content of the Bishop Mgeyekwa's probe report should not be made public.

Also from the same Press Release! Read the last highlighted Para with six eyes!
The ELCT Constitution allows the Presiding Bishop to go and investigate any matter in any diocese by himself or using his representative or agent. The provision enabled him to form the probe team. The findings were discussed by the Executive Council, the second highest decision making body of the Church where all the bishops and their secretary generals meet.
The highest decision-making body is the General Assembly that meets every four years.

The then Dean of the Diocese, Rev. Adam Kombo resigned for failing to advise the Bishop when he flouted the Constitution and displayed dishonourable conduct while in office as a spiritual leader in the Diocese. However, Kombo was pardoned and was also allowed to retain his position as a pastor.


It is fine to forgive and pardone somebody who has failed, are the poor forgiven or do they have to die again and again, while the culprits are eating???