KAMPALA: City lawyer Male Mabiriizi has filed criminal proceedings against the latest love birds in town; Ps Aloysius Bugingo and Ms. Suzan Makula.
Makula on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, introduced Pastor Bugingo at her ancestral home in Kyebando, Kawempe Division, Kampala. A week ago, Pastor Bugingo officially visited the parents of Makula in a beautiful “Kukyala”.
But according to Mabirizi, Pastor Bugingo breached customary marriage norms of Uganda. Mabiriizi says the couple got married without first dissolving the existing one between Bugingo and Teddy Naluswa.
“Aloysius Bugingo on the 7th Day of December 2021, at Kawuku, Kataba Town Council, Wakiso district, you, having contracted marriage under the Marriage Act with Teddy Naluswa Bugingo and during the continuance of that marriage contracted a marriage in accordance with customary law with Suzan Namakula Nantaba,” Mabirizi states in court documents.
“Contracting marriage by customary law when already married under the marriage act is contrary to section 50 of the Marriage Act CAP, 251.
Mabirizi is also accusing Makula of introducing a married man to her family.
“Susan Makula, you being unmarried went through the ceremony of marriage with Aloysius Bugingo, a person whom you knew to be married to Teddy Naluswa Bugingo,” the court documents add.
Many public figures showed up at their introduction ceremony including musician Bebe Cool, comedian Kato Lubwama, public figure Gashumba, renowned drama actor` Charles James Ssenkubuge.
Teddy Naluswa recently vowed that she will not divorce Pastor Bugingo, saying this is unchristian.
Pastor Bugingo has had several controversies. In 2017, he was alleged to have ordered members of his congregation to burn the King James Version (KJV) and Good News version bibles for having a wrong interpretation of the Holy Scriptures.