Their marriage 15 years ago was the talk of town. Pastor Isaac Kiweweesi, the senior pastor of Kansanga Miracle Centre, then 38, had bowed to pressure from believers.
The Born-again fraternity was getting worried that Kiweewesi was setting a bad example for the youth. Others worried that he would yield to temptation.
Out of the blue, he unveiled a would-be-bride. Kiweweesi invited a few friends to what he had called a birthday party in Bunga, only to shock them by pulling out an engagement ring and slipping it onto Barbara Sasha Mugabi’s middle finger.
Sasha’s boss at UTL then, Hans Paulsen and Peter Sematimba were some of the guests at the private engagement party. When news seeped out, many found fault with the pastor. Many argued that his bride-to-be had a bad girl reputation. She wasn’t a Born-again Christian then.
Kiweweesi ignored the nay-sayers. It was Sasha for him. The couple exchanged vows at Rubaga Miracle Centre in front of Pastor Robert Kayanja. They later hosted their guests at Namboole Stadium.
For Kiweewesi, Sasha fitted the bill. She was then a 23-year-old Muganda girl working with Uganda Telecom as a product value officer. She went to Kabojja Senior Secondary School, before going to UK for further studies.
Today, 15 years later, tables have turned. Sasha Kiweewesi, 38, has filed for divorce. She reckons Pastor Kiweewesi is the “bad boy” in the marriage.
Following unresolved marital conflicts, the two are battling a divorce case and are set to appear in court next week. Sasha filed a divorce case at Makindye-based High Court family Division seeking to dissolve her marriage to the man of God
She revealed that in 2018, they developed misunderstandings when her husband started neglecting his responsibilities as a father.
Sasha further explained that the situation at a time did not permit her to stay at their marital home in Bunga, prompting her to relocate to the US.
She narrated that from 2019, family members and friends from both sides initiated mediations between the couple, but they failed to resolve their misunderstandings.
Sasha accused Kiwewesi of having extra-marital affairs with other church girls, an act he vehemently denied.
However, in his defense, Kiwewesi also accused Sasha of denying him his conjugal rights.
He further accused her of always partying with “bad girls” like who he says spoilt her to the extent of her dumping her responsibility as a married woman.
It is alleged that some church leaders warned the pastor not to marry Sasha because she is a party animal and not marriage material, but he turned a deaf ear.
It is also alleged that the reason why she is seeking divorce is that she wants to legalise her marriage with her new man in the US.
Pastor Kiwewesi allegedly fears that once he accepts divorce, he will lose some of his prime properties, which include the church, rental houses around Kampala city, and plots of land in different parts of the country.
Pastor Kiwewesi, wife Sasha in bitter divorce battle, Man of God accuses wife of partying ‘with bad girls like Princess Komuntale’
More than a decade ago, Kansanga Miracle Centre’s Senior Pastor Isaac Kiwewesi’s wedding to Sasha Mugabi was the talk of the town. The wedding that took place in 2007 is rumored to have cost around Shs300m.
From the venue (Namboole Stadium), the cake to the guests that were over 10,000, the wedding was crowned a ceremony of the decade.
Following unresolved marital conflicts, the two are battling a divorce case and are set to appear in court next week. Sasha filed a divorce case at Makindye based High Court family Division seeking to dissolve her marriage to the man of God.
She revealed that in 2018, they developed a misunderstanding when her husband started neglecting his responsibilities as a father.
She further explained that the situation at a time did not permit her to stay at their marital home in Bunga, a Kampala top suburb prompting her to relocate to the USA.
She narrated that from 2019, family members and friends from both sides initiated mediations between the couple but they failed to resolve their misunderstanding.
She accused Kiwewesi of having extra-marital affairs with other church girls, an act he vehemently denied.
However, in his defense, Kiwewesi also accused Sasha of denying him his conjugal rights including sex.
He further accused her of always partying with ‘bad girls’ like Tooro Kingdom princess Komuntale who he says spoilt her to the extent of her dumping her responsibility as a married woman.
It is alleged that some church leaders warned the pastor not to marry Sasha because she is a party animal and not marriage material but he turned a deaf ear.
It is also alleged that the reason why she is seeking divorce is that she wants to legalize her marriage with her new man in the US.
Pastor Kiwewesi allegedly fears that once he accepts divorce, he will lose some of his prime properties which include the church, rental houses around Kampala city, and plots of land in different parts of the country.
Pastor Kiwewesi labels wife a “slay queen”, accuses her of enjoying wild nights in Texas and Serena Hotel
The divorce war between city Pastor Kiwewesi and his estranged wife Sasha keeps escalating.
In new reports, Kiwewesi’s better half wants 50% of the family property, thousands of dollars in monthly upkeep, motor vehicles, and a lot more.
Sasha further accuses Kiwewesi of abandoning their marital bed, denial of conjugal rights, and subjection to mental torture.
However, Kiwewesi, in rebuttal, has accused his wife of abandoning their marital home to settle in the United States.
Kiwewesi contends that Sasha left for the US, representing him as she was seeking US citizenship for their eldest daughter, Joanna.
He says shortly after going to California in the US, Sasha left the state without his knowledge and consent and relocated to Texas, where she has been living to date.
The pastor, therefore, accuses his wife of desertion, saying while living in Texas, she flew to Uganda on numerous occasions for holiday, but never stepped in the matrimonial home until she returned to the US. Court documents indicate that Sasha has never stepped into the matrimonial home since 2018.
“Whenever the cross-respondent (Sasha) is around, she lives with friends or various hotels, the latest being Serena Hotel, Kampala in spite of attempts to persuade her to stay in the matrimonial home,” Kiwewesi contends.
Kiwewesi claims that while in Texas, Sasha enjoyed wild nights that were circulated in various video clips on social media, which attracted attention within the local and international Pentecostal fraternity and was a source of disrepute, embarrassment, and disgrace.
Believers at Pastor Isaac Kiwewesi’s Kasanga Miracle Centre will have to double or triple the amount of tithe they have been giving him, because his estranged wife Sasha Barbra Kiwewesi has set very tough demands following the divorce case they are battling in court.
A few days ago, Exposed Uganda.comm broke the story of how Kiwewesi is involved in a bitter divorce suit with Sasha, who wants court to annul their marriage, after the couple developed marital woes that saw them separate beds a few years ago.
The latest from our sources at Kasanga Miracle Centre is that in her affidavit filed before the Makindye Chief Magistrates Court Family Division, Sasha wants Kiwewesi to give her USD3,000 (about Shs10.8m) as monthly upkeep for child healthcare, education, and other personal needs for their kids, who she lives with in America.
Besides the monthly upkeep, Sasha, who was married to Kiwewesi for 15 years, also demands for 50% of their marital wealth and properties, reasoning that they acquired the same together, during the time they were married.
On top of sharing the properties and other wealth owned under the Kiwewesi estate, Sasha also seven motor vehicles, seven plots of land, shares in several companies, savings on bank accounts and their matrimonial home in Kansanga.
After Kiwewesi giving Sasha all that she wants before she signs the divorce papers, she also wants court to grant her an order of joint custody of their children who are of tender age, who include; Joana Kyobe, 12, Isaac Kyobe, 11, and Jaydyn Kyobe, 7.
It should be noted that Kiwewesi and Sasha were officially wed at Rubaga Miracle Center Cathedral on June 30, 2007 under the provisions of the Marriage Act, at a ceremony that was witnessed by William Kalyesubula, Winnie Mirembe Agaba and Pastor David Makoko.
However, a few years down the road they developed irreconcilable differences especially after Kiwewesi’s name surfaced in some sodomy scandals some time back.
Following the scandalous accusations, Sasha estranged herself from their marital home in Kansanga and decided to settle in Texas, USA, with their children.
However, in his affidavit, Kiwewesi contends that while in Texas, Sasha abandoned her marital duties and resorted to wayward merrymaking, acts that are not expected of a married woman, let alone a pastor’s wife.
He claims that Sasha’s wild partying stints were circulated in various video clips on social media, which attracted attention within of the local and international Pentecostal fraternity, thereby causing disrepute, embarrassment and disgrace to him.
But Sasha argues that such a lifestyle was triggered in her by Kiwewesi, who abandoned their matrimonial bed on several occasions without any excuse or reason, hence denying her the rightly deserved conjugal rights.
Sasha, who seems to have been severely started by Kiwewesi, also states that he often indulged in other activities and businesses, thereby failing to provide her and the children love, care and affection, which she says resulted into psychological torture and immense suffering.
She states that Kiwewesi’s unbecoming behaviour prompted her and the children to relocate temporarily to the USA for their own safety, wellbeing, happiness and good health.
However, Kiwewesi trashes all her allegations, Sasha left for the USA to represent since she was seeking US citizenship for their eldest daughter, Joanna.
He contends that shortly after traveling to California, Sasha flew out to Texas without informing him and it is where she has been living since then.
He thus accuses her of desertion and estrangement, arguing that while living in Texas, she flew to Uganda on numerous occasions for holidays, although she never at any material time visited their matrimonial, having last been there in 2018.
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