Media personality Sheilah Gashumba has hit back at Pastor Robert Kayanja amid the escalating public feud between the pastor and her father, political analyst Frank Gashumba. Sheilah questioned the pastor’s remarks about her family, asking whether the Gashumbas had been depending on his prayers to survive.
Her response comes after Kayanja reportedly made statements directed at Frank Gashumba, including remarks that the family interpreted as curses. The exchange has sparked heated debate on social media, with supporters of both sides weighing in on the growing disagreement between the two families.
Sheilah, who has increasingly found herself drawn into the controversy, challenged the suggestion that her family’s future or wellbeing could be determined by the pastor’s words. Her question appeared to reject the idea that the Gashumba family needed Kayanja’s prayers to prosper or remain protected.
The dispute began after Frank Gashumba challenged pastors who claim to perform miraculous healing to demonstrate their powers in hospitals under publicly verifiable conditions. He initially offered Shs200 million to any preacher who could heal a critically ill patient and later raised the amount to Shs500 million, triggering a response from Kayanja, who defended miracle claims associated with his ministry.
Kayanja subsequently accused Gashumba of disrespecting Christianity and the blood of Jesus. The disagreement grew more personal after the pastor reportedly made remarks about Gashumba’s possible death and statements that the family understood as curses extending to future generations.
Sheilah’s reaction follows concerns raised by other members of the Gashumba family. Frank’s wife, Malaika Mutoni, recently appealed to Jessica Kayanja to keep innocent children and future descendants out of the dispute, arguing that disagreements between adults should not be extended to their families.
The exchange has also drawn attention to the role of religious leaders and public figures in handling disagreements in the public arena. While some people have defended Kayanja’s right to respond to criticism of his ministry, others have questioned the reported use of language involving death and curses in a dispute that began over claims of miraculous healing.
As the controversy continues, Sheilah’s pointed question has added another voice to the growing confrontation between the Gashumba and Kayanja families. Neither side has publicly resolved the disagreement, and the debate continues to centre on miracle claims, religious authority, personal attacks and whether family members who were not involved in the original dispute should be drawn into it.
