Tondism Faith leader Jjumba calls for peace ahead of elections, respect for African religion

Tondism Faith leader Jjumba calls for peace ahead of elections, respect for African religion

The head of Tondism faith in Uganda Jjumba Lubowa Aligaweesa has urged Ugandan authorities to respect citizen and media freedoms ahead of the general elections.

“I call on the government of Uganda to respect its obligations to protect the human rights of all individuals under its jurisdiction at all times and cease the use of indiscriminate and excessive use of force against anyone especially those with contrasting political views,”Jjumba urged.

He added that; “We appeal to the government and the general public to promote peace and unity’’.

He urged all the politicians and the public to refrain from all sort of violence as the country heads to 2021 general election and advised government to respect all political players and supporters.

Addressing the media at the Tondism Faith Secretariat in Kirowooza Mukono, near Uganda’s Capital Kampala, Dr.Jjumba said Ugandans should embrace and ‘ come back home ‘ to the tondism doctrine, understand the faith, among other African religious values.

‘’The Tondism faith is a restored traditional religion with a record of Millions of years from the creation account. In Uganda, it was the first religion to be exercised and practiced by all people irrespective of their tribes, culture and social back-ground. The very faith dominated the African continent and this formed the traditional values, norms, heritage and identity. Foreign religions were all built on grounds to manipulate the global human race more especially the African society. We are therefore not against anyone but we are reawakening our people about the true faith ‘’, said Ssaabakabona Jjumba.

He also urged government Ugandan authorities to release from prison former opposition presidential candidate Kizza Besigye, whose health has deteriorated as the result of a hunger strike, his lawyer, and others who are in detention by reason of the rulings from military courts. On January 31, 2025, Uganda’s Supreme Court declared military trials of civilians unconstitutional and ordered that their cases be transferred to civilian courts.

Uganda’s persistent arbitrary detention of civilians violates not only the Supreme Court ruling, but also the rights to liberty and security and to a fair trial guaranteed under international law including multiple treaties to which Uganda is a party. Uganda should respect and uphold human rights and the rule of law and promptly release Besigye, Kiiza, and other wrongfully detained civilians.

Who is Jjumba Lubowa Aligaweesa

He was born on 11th November, 1978 in Rakai District by his father Senyonga Mugerwa Paul who was a staunch Catholic and Mother Theresa Namakuula Nakamaanya all laid to rest at Kanabulemu Rakai District.

The death of his parents hindered him to advance in his academic endeavors (formal education) and so he didn’t go beyond primary Three but at the age of twelve (12) his spiritual significance was revealed through his capacity to heal complex spiritual diseases and miracles

He is the man who established a cultural Revolution which prohibits compulsory re-naming of African children with European and Muslim names under the guise of Christianity and Islam.

In his concept he asserts that the naming of African children with European and Muslim names he brands it to as; “a post-colonial tendency” which he regarded as an assimilation Principle which was an approach used by the colonial Governments. He emphasized that in African culture the renaming of a child is only based on the African Ancestral History and so giving European and Muslim names to African children was defaming African cultures and true Identity.

The graduand led a campaign to stop teachers in primary and secondary schools who provides corporal Punishment to children claiming that they are speaking vernacular. In many schools English is the medium of communication and one who speaks in another language is provided a corporal punishment. He states that this is an abuse and denying them a sense of belonging and identity  and the Idea of exposing severe punishment to such pupils and students is  colonial.