By John Wanjohi
An American missionary who runs a charitable organization in Uganda has been sued for allegedly killing more than 100 children. Renee Bach, who runs an NGO named Serving His Children in eastern Uganda, is accused of posing as a doctor and treating children in her care. Ms. Bach is said to have taken children with malnutrition from local hospitals to treat them at her organization.
The complainants claim that over 100 children allegedly passed away while receiving treatment at her NGO. The missionary was taken to court by a Civil Society Organization dubbed Women’s Probono Initiative alongside Gimbo Zubeda and Kakai Rose from Masese in Jinja District. Zubeda and Kakai allege that Ms. Bach’s actions led to the death of their children while in her care.
In their lawsuit, the complainants have asked the Jinja High Court to order the closure of Bach’s organization. The complainants say the missionary’s action caused the death of more than 100 children, “violating their right to access adequate treatment, the right to health of the children, the right to life, the right to be free from discrimination on the basis of race and social economic standing and the right to dignity, freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment”.
While responding to a 2018 article accusing Ms. Bach of masquerading as a doctor, The Serving His Children US director Lauri Bach said: “At no time has our founder, Renee Bach, presented herself as a medical professional, experimented on or caused the death of any child. Having been trained by medical professionals to startIVs, Ms. Bach has in the past provided assistance in such procedures when requested and currently serves in an administrative capacity and participates in fundraising for the organization.”
