This archive report was first published on 26 August 2019.
On Monday, Pastor James Maina Ng'ang'a, a controversial Neno Evangelism pastor, apologized to journalist Linus Kaikai over death threats he allegedly directed at the journalist. The apology came before Kiambu Law Courts Chief Magistrate Patricia Gichohi.
Published on August 26, 2019, Mr. Kaikai had filed a complaint with the police after Pastor Ng'ang'a threatened unexplained 'consequences' believed to have been directed towards him in a viral video.
According to a video uploaded to Twitter by Mr. Kaikai, Pastor Ng'ang'a said, 'I apologize to Mr. Kaikai if he was angered by those utterances… I did not mean it that way…'
Mr. Kaikai had proposed going the Rwanda route where President Paul Kagame ordered for the shutting down of over 6,000 churches that did not meet set standards. Pastor Ng'ang'a was on March 19, 2019, arraigned before Kiambu Law Courts Resident Magistrate Justus Kituku where he was charged with threatening to kill Mr. Kaikai.
He however denied the charges and was released on Ksh.200,000 cash bail.
