Bishop Makamu Steps Down From Moja Love Amid Sexually Orientated Video Investigation. Things are getting a bit hectic for Rea Tsotella host Bishop Makamu who has since voluntarily stepped down from DSTV channel Moja Love, amid his investigation. This is in relation to a recording circulating on social media, Makamu is allegedly heard asking for sex from a woman who was part worked for him and was part of his congregation.
Moja Love has released a public statement on twitter, addressing the allegations claiming that they are accepting the Bishop’s decision to resign. Makamu claims that the video dates back as far as 2017 will only be reinstated back to the channel, once his innocence is proven.
“As a channel we will be conducting an internal investigation regarding the matter before Bishop Makamu is reinstated back to the channel. On consultation with the channel, Bishop Makamu maintains that he is innocent and says that the recording dates back to 2017.” the statement reads.
The Channel further mentioned that Makamu revealed that the woman in the recording worked for him and their conversation was not sexual in any manner. According to the Bishop, the recording was altered in order to extort money from him. The media personality claims he thought the matter had been resolved and he is shocked that it has now resurfaced.
“Bishop Makamu says the lady in the recording worked for him and their conversation was not sexual in any manner and it was altered to extort money from him. He says he thought the matter had been resolved back then but it suddenly emerged again three weeks ago. Bishop Makamu suspects his character is being assassinated” the statement reads.
The channel has mentioned that they take the matter very seriously and have involved the lady on the recording in the investigation. Due to the content on the channel that exposes acts such as these from Pastors and Bishop’s, they feel it is imperative to get to the bottom of the matter.
“As a channel, we take this recording very seriously. We have started with an internal investigation and are reaching out to the lady in the recording to find out the events around the recording. One of our properties, AmaBishop, reveals behind the scenes shenanigans that pastors and bishops engage in and impose on the public. We cannot ignore a recording of this nature where one of our hosts is implicated. We have to establish the facts and truth before Makamu comes back as part of the team” the statement reads.