Missing body parts charge as Pastor Ezekiel’s 20 bank accounts frozen (Nation headline, May 9, p.1). At the same time, the court has issued an order freezing over 20 bank accounts belonging to Pastor Ezekiel and his New Life Prayer Centre and Church. Over 20 bank accounts? Nah. But his prosperity has drawn mixed reactions from Kenyans who questioned the source of his wealth after the Kilifi-based preacher went to court to stop a bid by the government to freeze some 15 bank accounts linked to his church…(p.2). So, how many bank accounts?
According to some sources, the cleric has employed more than 10,000 people in his compound working in the farm, in construction, at the school and in the hotel (p.2). Cynics have questioned how Jesus could have addressed 5,000 people in that Gospel story of bread and fish without a public address system. It is simply not true that Pastor Ezekiel employs “more than 10,000 people” in his 65-acre compound. Nairobi county had 12,496 employees in 2021.
Meanwhile: A court has ordered for the freezing of embattled pastor’s 28 bank accounts among them three in foreign currencies after police sought to link him to Pastor Makenzi’s activities (Standard, May 9, p.1).
A Ghanian pastor was among five people who were on Sunday arrested after they were found holding prayers on the farm belonging to former aide de camp to founding president Jomo Kenyatta, Mr Stephen Kapsaita, in Trans-Nzoia County (Standard, May 9, p.11). What’s “Ghanian pastor”? A person from Ghana is called Ghanaian.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi on Saturday urged African leaders to work together in harmony as they are ones to deliver long-lasting peace in Democratic Republic of Congo (People Daily, May 8, p.7). To “work together” means “in harmony”, you get?
America’s foolish wisdom (Standard editorial, May 9, p.16). Fulminating over yet another mass shooting that left eight dead in a Texas mall, Mombasa Road puffed and huffed about America’s gun culture. A constitution that makes it easy for murderous men to access their weapons of choice is not worth it. Should we tell the eminent editors about Shakahola and a constitution that allows freedom of conscience and worship? Ee Mungu, tufunze kunyamaza.
According to a Twitter user called Vicky, all her family members are down with a bad case of the flu. The post, which attracted nearly 300 comments, many said the same was true for their families (Nation, May 12, p.3). The post, blah blah, many said…Bad composition. Try: Responding to the post, which attracted nearly 300 comments, many said…
Muturi: This is why the state has failed to rein in rogue churches (Nation headline, May 12, p.2). Intro: A weak 55-year-old law governing the registration and regulation of religious institutions, a toothless Registrar of Societies and democratic space for worship are making it difficult for the state to reign in rogue churches. So, which one is right, “rein in”, or “reign in”? The first.
Jowie and Maribe are charged with the murder of Kimani whose body was found in a bathtub with her neck slit from ear to ear at Lamuria Gardens Apartment in Kilimani off Dennis Pritt Road on the night of September 19, 2018 (People Daily, May 12, p.3). Your ears stick out of the sides of your head, which sits on your neck. How can the neck be “slit from ear to ear”?
