Govt officials, six church leaders after me: Mokiwa
The Anglican Church of Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam Diocese Bishop, Dr Valentino Mokiwa, at the press conference in Dar es Salaam yesterday. PHOTO|EMMANUEL HERMAN
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He also rejected the directive to relinquish his position, arguing that all claims against him were baseless.
Dr Mokiwa named Deputy Bishop in Chief Oscar Mnung’a, Church’s Secretary General Johnson Chinyong’ole, Saint Andrew’s Priest John Mhina and former head of evangelism and mission Paul Mtweve as collaborators in the drive to oust him. He also accused Prof Palamagamba Kabudi of giving the wrong advice to Archbishop Jacob Chimeledya of Mpwapwa Diocese and head of the Church in Tanzania.
