Resurfaces An occult religious sect calling itself Mutima
Walowa still operates despite been banned by
the
government a few decades ago.
Founded in the early 60s by Emillio Mulolani, the
Mutima wa lowa church was banned in 1974 by
the UNIP government following its members
disorderly behaviour which allowed male
members to have sex with female congregants
whom they claimed to have dreamed of.
A spot check by the
church in Chanzanga where
the sect is headquartered revealed that the Mutima
wa lowa church had started the operations and
that its membership is growing at a faster rate. One
of its interim leaders identified as ‘Apostle’ Mumba
confirmed that that the sect has been operating for some time now. He also said that the church currently has not
proper leadership and that anyone is allowed to
teach. ‘Apostle’ Mumba also explained some of the
church’s strange rules.
“One of the rules we have
here is that when worshiping everyone has to
take
off the shoes because this temple is sacred,” said ‘apostle’ Mumba in reference to an incomplete
structure they use as a church in Lusaka’s
Chazanga compound.
“Our other rule is that we
don’t sit on benches or chairs when in the church,
we just use sacks and fabrics.
Asked if the church had continued its
weird sex
related practices. ‘Apostle’ Mumba could neither
confirm nor deny. But some female church
member who sought anonymity for fear of
victimization revealed that the Mutima wa Lowa
church still allows its male members to have sex with female congregants
they have dreamed of. However the registrar of societies chief
registrar
Kakoma Kanganja said that the Mutima lowa
Church will face a ban if it fails to prove legitimate
registration by Monday.