Pastor Ezekiel Challenges State Closure: TV Station & Church Lawsuit
Until the outcome of his petition, televangelist Ezekiel Odero has petitioned the court for conservatory orders. To reopen the New Life Prayer Centre and Church, as well as his television station World Evangelism TV.
According to court documents obtained by GossipA2Z. The preacher under investigation for the Shakahola Massacre asserts that the decision to close down his television station. And the church was made illegally and in violation of Article 47. Of the Constitution and Section 4 of the Fair Administrative Actions Act of 2015.
Ezekiel asserts in his petition, which names the Attorney General, the Inspector General of Police, and five others as respondents, that his church and television station were closed before he was charged in court.
According to the minister, the decisions to close the church and the television station were not based on facts but rather on emotion.
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Pastor Ezekiel writes in the petition, “The above twin proclamations by the state were made without any notice and factual basis and were retaliatory, resulting in the halting of access to worship by members and congregants of New Life Prayer center who continue to act on the public proclamation to avoid and refrain from the church premises for daily prayers and spiritual nourishment.”
According to him, the Shakahola forest, where at least 109 cult members have been exhumed so far. Is approximately 200 kilometers from his Mavueni church.
In addition, he asserts that the allegations against him lack any factual basis because they are based on future events and investigations that have not yet been initiated or conducted.
In court documents, the televangelist who claimed to own the 300-acre New Life Prayer Center and Church. Stated that shortly after his arrest, he received a letter from Ezra Chiloba. The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Communication Authority of Kenya. Informing him of the decision to temporarily suspend the operations and frequency of World Evangelism TV.
A few days after his release from police custody, the preacher returned to the pulpit on May 7th.
His attorneys Danstan Omari and Cliff Ombeta pleaded with police officers who had blocked access to the church to allow worshippers to enter.
According to Omari, despite a verbal order to close the church, the preacher had not received a written order.
Pastor Ezekiel Challenges State Closure: TV Station & Church Lawsuit
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