Mombasa High Court on Monday denied to unfreeze Pastor Ezekiel’s 16 bank accounts which are under investigation.
High Court Judge Olga Sewe disregarded Pastor Ezekiel’s application to have his TV station back on air and his 16 bank accounts unfrozen. She instructed the New Life International Church Pastor and his lawyers to utilize all the legal channels with the Communication Authority before proceeding to court. Pastor Ezekiel on Wednesday, May 3, made conservatory orders to the High Court requesting it to stop the State’s freezing of his 16 bank accounts.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) on Thursday, May 11, 2023, disputed Pastor Ezekiel’s reopening of the bank accounts associated with the New Life International Pastor. Senior Assistant DPP Virginia Kariuki said that unfreezing the accounts will derail the investigations linking the televangelist to money laundering claims. ODPP, while appearing before Milimani Magistrate, stated that the investigators were making sufficient progress after reviewing Ezekiel’s mobile lines and accounts.
“We want to know the source of the funds. That is why we are here. The judge stated that the ruling will be issued on Monday. We were not aware they had moved to Shanzu court,” Virginia stated.
This declaration follows assertions from Pastor Ezekiel’s lawyer Danstan Omari that the freeze order had troubled the operations of the new Life Church and Kilifi International School.
So, this fellow with godly…
So, this fellow with godly powers can heal the sick, turn paupers into millionaires,command rain to fall on deserts, enable his flock to meet God, but cannot influence a simple magistrate to release the wealth hidden in his banks? What a performer he is!