In a telephone interview yesterday, Bishop Mwamba stated that the bishop and other members, who were recently chased from the church, were using the Zimbabwean media to tarnish his image and that of the church after failing to do so through proper channels within the church. He cited recent media reports that the church had passed a vote of no confidence in him as a "sign of despair and frustration" by the former bishop. Some Zimbabwean papers reported last week that the church's clergy and laity voted against him for holding a pro-homosexuality stance, which Mwamba described as "pure lies".
Bishop Mwamba added that he was aware of false information making rounds locally that his Range Rover had been impounded by Customs and Excise officials but said he would not comment on lies. "I have no time to comment on things that are totally false and have no value to our church," he said. Bishop Mwamba was confident that it is the Zimbabwean former bishop who is spreading false information about the church activities and reiterated that he had no time to give any answers for such lies. "You can go ahead and print whatever your sources have told you, I am a busy man and have no time to comment about lies," he said.
