On October 25, Gashumba led a delegation from Abavandimwe to meet with President Yoweri Museveni, where they discussed issues concerning “the abuse of citizenship rights of Banyarwanda by certain rogue individuals in the Immigration Department and NIRA.”
This group unites long-standing Banyarwanda residents of Uganda who are now citizens, and Kananura has reportedly initiated a campaign to have Gashumba removed from his role. This move reared bad blood, and there has been a war of words that has turned a tad personal.
In the latest spat, Kananura, an 84-year-old affluent figure from Bisheshero sub-county in Kanungu district with residences in upscale areas of Muyenga, Munyonyo, and Kiwafu Estates, is among those opposed to Gashumba’s leadership of the Abavandimwe group.
In an online interview, Kananura berated Gashumba and alleged that he lacks both property and a wife. He further remarked that “Gashumba is not a man” and claimed he does not even have a woman willing to marry him.
When reminded of Gashumba’s daughter, Kananura retorted, “Were you there when he was impregnating the mother? He might be claiming her as his when she isn’t. I think he is not even functional… ( read impotent) We know each other very well.”
Gashumba is known to have one daughter, Sheila Gashumba, whom he sired with Christine Mukuza, who has since moved into the harem of former minister Mwesigwa Rukutana’s many wives.
Kananura said that he and Gashumba’s father grew up together and once owned a coffee factory in Bisheshero.
Responding to Kananura, Frank Gashumba quipped, “Kananura, you have three wives—give me one, and I’ll show her fire. You’ll need an ambulance to carry her afterwards. Before suspending me, he should deworm… No one who drinks cheap beer can think straight. On what grounds can he fire me?
