In Nangoma village, Matayos sub-county, Busia County, a 50-year-old woman has stirred another countrywide debate after proclaiming herself the reincarnation of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ.

Judith Nafula, a mother of five, says she received a divine revelation in the form of a dazzling light and a heavenly voice declaring her the modern-day Virgin Mary.

Her husband, John Wekulo, she insists, is Joseph, and has chosen to walk with her in what they call a "spiritual restoration of the Holy Family." "I was in prayer when a brilliant light filled the room, and a voice told me I was Mary.

From that moment, my life changed.