Ugandan businessman and social commentator Frank Gashumba has offered UGX200 million to any pastor or self-proclaimed prophet who can successfully heal a critically ill patient admitted to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Gashumba challenged pastors to demonstrate their claimed healing powers at Mulago, Lubaga or Nsambya hospitals, arguing that genuine healers should prove themselves by helping patients in critical condition rather than performing miracles in church settings.
His challenge has attracted responses from several pastors, including Prophet Michael Kiganda , who said he was ready to go to Mulago Hospital and pray for the sick.
Jinja-based Pastor Juma Mulokole has also travelled to Kampala to take up the challenge. He has reportedly written a UGX100 million cheque in Gashumba’s name, which he says Gashumba can claim if the promised healing does not happen.
Gashumba, who has repeatedly criticised what he describes as “fake prophets,” maintains that sickness should be treated through standard medical care rather than claims of supernatural healing.