The Corruption at Corridor Springs has a clear link to Bishop Laizer and
General Secretary Karyongi's seizure of Peace House Secondary School in November
2011. Their complete role in that crime as well as other examples of
corruption with church leadership are now being exposed in a new
documentary which has just become available. View a copy of the final
script at:
http://issuu.com/peacehouse/docs/church_corruption_documentary_script_final
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Friday, July 13, 2012
Boycott Corridor Springs Hotel
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| Bishop Thomas Laizer of the ELCT-NCD |
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| ELCT-NCD General Secretary Israel Ole Karyongi |
Corridor Springs Hotel in Arusha, Tanzania is owned by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania- North Central Diocese (NCD). NCD carries $4 million dollars in debt for Corridor Springs Hotel and has failed to generate enough cash flow to pay the loan. The hotel is now valued at less than what’s owed, the NCD is using humanitarian projects such as donor-supported hospitals and schools as collateral for the debt. As they struggle to service the staggering debt on this failing hotel, the NCD has stolen over $6 million worth of property and foreign aid donated for educating orphans and vulnerable children in Arusha.
On November 26, 2011, the NCD General Secretary Karyongi
falsely enlisted police armed with assault rifles to illegally and forcibly
seize Peace House Secondary School (PHS), a tuition-free school for orphans and
vulnerable children. PHS was built near Arusha in 2006 by Peace House Africa,
an international NGO dedicated to educating Tanzania’s poorest children. The NCD was the local partner but did not
contribute one shilling to the cost of constructing, maintaining or operating
PHS.
Peace House Africa invested over $6 million dollars in
building PHS. It stood as one of the
finest secondary schools, ranked 7th out of 320 in the region, and
housed over 250 orphans and vulnerable children. These children, who otherwise
had no hope for a secondary education, must not be made to suffer for the
corruption and greed of NCD leaders. NCD has no intention, much less the
financial capacity, to provide free education to 278 children on a 100-acre,
22-building campus. For them, this exceptionally developed parcel of land is
far too valuable to merely benefit the most defenseless and desperate
citizens—impoverished orphans—instead, NCD will use it as an opportunity to
steal “bread” from the mouths of destitute children. Whether they attempt to
sell PHS or use it as collateral for their debt, it will ensure they sustain
their “piggy bank”(without audit or accountability) in Corridor Springs.
Doing business with Corridor Springs Hotel supports this
corruption and enriches the criminal structures that destroy efforts to help
the poor and vulnerable; it is the moral equivalent of buying blood diamonds.
Help us stand up for what’s right.
Don’t accommodate corruption—boycott Corridor Springs Hotel.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Bishop Thomas Laizer of the ELCT-NCD endorsed the dubious “miracle cure” …
Last year, the remote village
of Samunge, Tanzania saw thousands flocking to
receive the herbal brew purported to cure any ailment from diabetes to cancer
to HIV/AIDS. The “cup of Babu” is the
supposed divinely-inspired concoction of retired Lutheran pastor, Ambilikile
Masapila. At the height of his popularity,
the tiny village was dangerously overwhelmed by the influx of pilgrims
seeking his faith-cure, reportedly attracting thousands each day creating a threat of food shortage in the area and a public sanitation crisis. Over 116 people died while seeking or after
receiving the herbal formula. Nevertheless, ELCT Bishop, Thomas Laizer of the
North Central Diocese, was a most enthusiastic supporter of Babu’s cup of
miracles.
In a public statement regarding the controversial panacea (facing criticism from skeptics in both the medical and religious community), Bishop
Laizer sternly warned critics of the cure to keep quiet and not to dare "criticize a servant of God." Bishop Laizer stated the Church was
raising funds for the construction of a large prayer house at Samunge village
that would accommodate hundreds of people. The cleric had
already collected over Sh.50 million from the Sh500 he charged to everybody
served with his herbal concoctions.
“Part of the proceeds will be used for construction of the prayer house,” Bishop Laizer said, explaining that the church has opened an account for donations expected for the project. Business was booming in Samunge as people began selling food and alcohol to the captive audience of pilgrims, who were also even charged to use the latrine.
“Part of the proceeds will be used for construction of the prayer house,” Bishop Laizer said, explaining that the church has opened an account for donations expected for the project. Business was booming in Samunge as people began selling food and alcohol to the captive audience of pilgrims, who were also even charged to use the latrine.
However, in late 2011 the “Cup of Babu” fad was losing its
appeal and traffic swamping Samunge diminished dramatically. Perhaps it was bad PR for a “miracle cure”
when the healer’s own son tragically succumbed to malaria last year. The 76-year old cleric is now planning a
comeback and expects to attract at least twice as many visitors as he did
during the peak of the cure’s fame. No doubt Bishop Laizer will want the golden goose to continue laying eggs.
One journalist reports the rather mundane experience of
receiving the magic cup from the miracle-man:
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