This archive report was first published on 26 August 2019.
Published on August 26, 2019, a shocking case of infidelity has emerged in Kiambu County, where a businessman has accused a pastor of eloping with his wife of 26 years.
Mr. John Kanyua, a father of five, alleged that the pastor, who presided over their wedding, supported them and even signed their marriage certificate.
According to Mr. Kanyua, the pastor's relationship with his wife started when she was appointed an assistant pastor of a church in Juja Farm.
"I objected Mr. Kanyua's appointment as an assistant pastor, but he (my husband) was determined to have his way. I confronted Mr. Kanyua's wife and threatened her not to play games with my husband," said the pastor's wife of 34 years.
The pastor's wife claimed that her husband soon began to invite Mrs. Kanyua for family dinner, which led to the confrontation.
"I confronted Mr. Kanyua and asked him to keep his wife away from my husband, the two later eloped in 2015," she added.
Mr. Kanyua alleged that the bishop would visit his house in the morning and spend the entire day locked with his wife in the house until he sought the intervention of the local administration and the church.
"The pastor later eloped with my wife and children and rented a house at a nearby market," Mr. Kanyua said.
Mr. Kanyua also alleged that his parents-in-law have since asked him to accept a compensation of the dowry he paid to pave way for their daughter's new wedding.
He alleged that the pastor has informed his children of his intention to marry another wife after separating with their mother.
Mr. Kanyua says he still pays school fees for his children and sends them foodstuffs.
"I won't sit back and watch another man take away my family, I will not allow the wedding to continue," said Mr. Kanyua adding that he is ready to forgive his wife.
