This archive report was first published on 29 August 2019.
On August 29, 2019, a video of James Ng'ang'a insulting and threatening his male congregants and their male organs went viral, prompting the male flock to move to court seeking an apology and a retraction of his remarks.
Ng'ang'a claims the clip was lifted from a full sermon on his YouTube channel, which he says was taken out of context to portray him as a bad person.
"Those were once my workers who are in rival churches," he said, adding: "I was preaching and the topic I was discussing had me touch on men."
Ng'ang'a dismissed claims that the sudden influx of his clips on social media is his way of seeking publicity, stating: "I don't want to trend, this is my church, I have bought with my money, and the TV station that I am preaching on is also mine. So I don’t need any publicity that people are putting me into. I am old and rich enough to look for publicity."
He further wondered why most stories written and said about him are negative, asking: "Why do people want to touch on the negative things I do? I feed people, I heal people among other things but no one who wants to write about that."
Ng'ang'a explained that his congregation still attends his church because they know him and trust him, saying: "My followers know me and that is why they still come to my church. I have so many followers, including women, and I would not any day humiliate any."
He defended his bullish style of preaching, saying: "We cannot be similar, kwani sisi ni meno? My people love me and they keep wondering what is wrong with haters because they were in the sermon and did not have any problem with."
