TEC refutes drinking claims as priest recovers from assault

The President of the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC), Bishop Wolfgang Pisa. PHOTO | FILE

Dar es Salaam. The President of the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC), Bishop Wolfgang Pisa, has firmly refuted claims that Father Charles Kitima was drinking prior to being violently attacked, describing the allegations as inaccurate and damaging.

Speaking in the wake of widespread reports surrounding the assault, Bishop Pisa confirmed that Father Kitima sustained a serious head injury after being struck with a heavy object.