A congregant, Leah Kabatha, addresses members of the press flanked by Lawyer Dantsan Omari at the New Life Church in Nyeri. [Ndungu Gachane, Standard]Over 300 christians allied to Pastor Ezekiel Odero's New Life Christian Church were forced to cut short their mass after a security multi-agency team in Nyeri ordered them to close the church on Sunday. The church leaders were ordered to abandon the mass over claims they did not have proper documentation, the branch pastor David Manyasi said. Leah Kabatha, a staunch member of Pastor Ezekiel's church, narrated her frustration when the service failed to take place. Pastor Ezekiel's lawyer Dantsan Omari was informed by the police that their action was informed by the fact that the church representatives had not served the police with court orders permitting them to open the church.

Source: Standard Digital September 11, 2023 15:31 UTC