Pastor Yiga’s empire
Opinions continue to vary over the empire of the late and renowned City Pastor, Augustine Yiga alias Abizaayo, the founder of Revival Church Kawaala.
Pr. Yiga died in October 2020.
Following his death, senior pastor at the church who also doubles as his son, Andrew Jjengo, took over the mantle.
However, lately, there have been claims that debts are swallowing the young man of God, with others claiming that the once admirable empire is no more. Some went on to allege that Jjengo has gone into hiding.
In the interviews with Galaxy TV on Friday, locals of Kawaala and Revival Church Ministries goers continue to offer mixed reactions.
Mumbejja Jane Nalubega, a resident of Kawaala and a member of the church says that what is being traded in the public is mere gossip.
“Our Pastor is around. I attended Church on Wednesday evening and he was around. What is in the public is nothing but ere gossip. Pastor (Jjengo) may not be seen at church but doesn’t mean he has disappeared. He goes away for other duties like any other human being,” Nalubega told Galaxy TV.
Weighing on the allegation that there is an on-going fight over wealth, Nalubega appeals to the widows to work in order to fend for their children/orphans and that if Jjengo is out to support, he should do so out of his will and not that it is his obligation.
Pastor Yiga’s empire
According to Charles Ssessanga, a boda boda rider in the same area, Pr. Yiga’s empire is no more.
Ssessanga claims that the amount of followers Pr. Yiga had cannot be compared to the current followers under Pr. Jjengo.
“People used to come from as far as foreign countries. The place would fill up with worshipers and and other accommodated in tents. That is no longer the case,” Ssessanga says.
Ssessanga’ feels that it is time Jjengo emulated the works of his late father so as to make a name in Kawaala.
When Founders Die, Businesses Suffer – Research
An article first published in the Business Daily suggests that the untimely death of a business owner can leave a business in shambles.
“Companies at any stage may struggle without the leadership of their owners. Inner turmoil among associates could cause complications as the company moves ahead if there isn’t a succession plan in place. Furthermore, there could be issues with the brand image. If a brand has been long associated with the founder, his or her death can affect customer response to the company,” reads part of the article.
In fact, the article reads, “research finds that many businesses suffer long-lasting and significant negative impacts following the death of their founders. Sales figures often flounder and there may be layoffs as the organization struggles to stay afloat.”
According to the article, the study revealed that the death of a founding entrepreneur wipes out on average 60% of a firm’s sales and cuts jobs by roughly 17% and that these companies have a 20% lower survival rate two years after the founder’s death compared to similar firms where the entrepreneur is still alive.
Sascha Becker, a co-author of the study, says the research shows that founders are the glue that helps hold businesses together.
Pastor Yiga’s empire
“We expected businesses that experienced the death of a founder-entrepreneur to have some kind of a dip in performance immediately after the death owing to the upheaval, but we anticipated there would be a bounce-back,” said Becker, a professor at the University of Warwick in the U.K. “Even four years after the death, most firms show no sign of recovering and the negative effect on performance appears to continue even further beyond that,” Becke says.
