‘MONEY’ DEMON STRIKES THE HEART OF METHODIST CHURCH, COURT INTERVENES.

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Revered Joseph Ntombura with his lawyer Danstan Omari (center) and Kenya Methodist University (KEMU) Deputy Vice Chancellor Dr. Mary Kinoti addressing journalists at Methodist Resort and Conference Center./PHOTO BY IRENE ONYANGO.
  • Ex-Bishops plan to disrupt KEMU Graduation.
  • Court Issues order to stop interruption.

BY NT REPORTER

The Court in Meru has ordered for police reinforcement during KEMU university’s graduation ceremony to be held on Saturday 5, 2022.

This is following threats by a section of methodist church clergy to disrupt the graduation over ongoing wrangles between two functionaries of the church.

The court ordered police to keep vigil and ensure the Kenya Methodist University graduation proceeds without interruption and that demonstrations ordered be stopped forthwith.

Principal Magistrate A. Munene mandated Meru OCS to ensure there is peace and that nobody interrupts the 22nd Graduation Ceremony to be held at Kenya Methodist University main campus in Meru.

Bishop Joseph Ntombura and the registered trustees of the Methodist church sought court intervention to ensure security is maintained following threats by former bishops and other members of the church to disrupt the function.

They moved to court seeking to restrain the rival group, their agents, servants, employees or other parties through whom instructions they act in any  way from,  interrupting,  interfering,  invading,  distracting,  causing commotion and or hindering a peaceful convention of the 22nd Graduation Ceremony of the Kenya Methodist University , scheduled to take place at the Graduation Square Main Campus, Meru.

“The applicants are apprehensive of their safety and peace during the said peaceful procession , for reasons that , there has been threats or rivalry between themselves and respondents who are members of Methodist church on number of occasions,” says officials.

The bishop also wrote to the Nairobi County Police Commander in regards to a letter by the former church members seeking to hold peaceful procession and prayers on 5th November.

Through lawyer Danstan Omari, the church said that the writers of the said letter are not known to them and is highly likely that they have ill-intentions and hiding behind a veil dubbed “concerned methodists”.

The church has been engaged in a legal tussle with former church officials who allegedly want to take over ownership of the church assets among them lands and the university estimated to cost over Ksh. 400 Billion.

According to Bishop Ntombura and registered trustees,around 3rd  December last year, there was leadership wrangles, the rival group, their servants, employees or other parties through whom instructions they act in invaded the Methodist Church and broke a glass door and during the said incidence, some of the Respondents their agents, servants, employees or other parties through whose instructions they may have acted from were armed, thus frightening the Applicants and their employees and causing fear amongst other members of the church.

They add after the said incidence and on the same day, the Respondents their agents, servants, employees or other parties who associated with them, issued a press release which was defamatory in nature tinting the image, reputation or goodwill of Bishop Ntombura.

They had ever since the said incidences happened, Bishop Ntombura and the registered trustees are living under fear since they are apprehensive of their safety, having seen how cruel the Respondents, their servants, employees or other parties through whom instructions they act in have acted before.

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