This is the first time in Tanzania's history that such a high-ranking church leader has appeared in court and accused of swindling such a huge sum of money. Kinasha, through advocate Mabere Marando, has alleged that Mngwamba pocketed the money without the consent of his co-directors sometime last year. He took the money contrary to the agreement with fellow directors.
Cases eroding the moral authority of church leaders in Tanzania are now on the increase.
Last year, a bishop of the Pentecostal church in Dar es Salaam was jailed for five years for raping some of his followers.