Society of the One Almighty God explained

The Society of the One Almighty God, popularly known as the Malakite Church and with its members often called the Malakites, was a Christian church in Uganda formed by Musajjakawa Malaki in 1914.[1] It was also known as the Bamalaki sect.

Malaki was highly influenced in his religious beliefs by Joswa Kate Mugema.[2]

Bamalaki teachings allowed for polygamy, rejected idol worship, and called for the Sabbath to be observed on Saturday. The last caused extensive problems with the British authorities.[3]

The Church was strongly anti-colonialist and anti-Western, rejecting among other things Western medicine. By 1921 the movement had approximately 100,000 followers.[4] Most of the members of this Church were Baganda people.

Sources

  1. Web site: C . Brockman, Norbert . 1875–1929 . Malaki, Musajjakawa (B) . 2024-05-25 . Dictionary of African Christian Biography . en.
  2. Book: Arye Oded. Religion and Politics in Uganda: A Study of Islam and Judaism. 1995. East African Publishers. Nairobi. 978-9966-46-572-6. 80.
  3. Web site: 2021-01-09 . Rise of the Malaki movement unsettles Catholics, Anglicans . 2024-05-25 . Monitor . en.
  4. Web site: 2020-05-31 . History of Christianity in Uganda . 2024-05-25 . Kitara Foundation for Regional Tourism . en.