KAMPALA, Uganda — Jackson Ssenyonga, the lead pastor of Christian Life Church in Bwaise, has denied any involvement in the ongoing sodomy case at Mwanga II Court in Mengo, accusing Lubaga Miracle Centre Cathedral lead Pastor, Robert Kayanja and his media appologists of falsely dragging his name into the proceedings.
In a press conference held on Tuesday, Ssenyonga said a sustained campaign by bloggers and media platforms sympathetic to Kayanja is deliberately creating the impression that he is pursuing the Rubaga Miracle Centre preacher, a claim he described as entirely false.
“I am not a party to this case and have no role in the prosecution of the accused,” Ssenyonga said, adding that the charges were initiated following a complaint attributed to Kayanja himself, with the state taking over the matter.
Ssenyonga argued that repeated attempts to link him to the case are meant to divert public attention from evidence being presented in court and to build a false narrative around the trial.
He also pushed back against claims that key forensic evidence had been discredited, insisting that the findings by digital analyst Enock Kanene were misrepresented in the media.
According to him, the expert presented and authenticated digital material, including messages and audio recordings where Kayanja and one of the accused (Reagan Ssentongo, 20yrs) exchanged messages and pornographic vissuals, which remain part of the court record.
The Bwaise based pastor further rejected allegations suggesting any personal connection between the expert and one of the accused persons, as well as claims that he influenced the forensic process. The analysis, he said, was conducted by the Uganda Police Force’s Directorate of Forensic Services and followed established institutional procedures.
On reports that court had made adverse rulings against the defence or dismissed certain claims, Ssenyonga said no such pronouncements have been issued, noting that the trial is still ongoing and evidence is yet to be fully tested.
He also raised concern over what he described as selective and misleading reporting by some media outlets, saying such coverage risks confusing the public about the true status of the case.
Ssenyonga maintained that any conclusions about the credibility of evidence can only be made by court after hearing all parties, warning against premature judgments being circulated in the public domain.
