Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet says action will be taken against officers who assigned more than eight police cars and outriders to self-proclaimed prophet David Owuor during his grand entry into Nakuru town on Friday.
In a statement to newsrooms, Boinnet says the kind of security given to Owuor is “inappropriate” and smells of “misuse of public resources.”
“The law allows one to hire police for private functions; however, not to the scale depicted in the [Prophet Owuor] video. [I am assuring you that] action [is] being taken. Misuse of public resources is not permitted,” Boinnet says.
A video of the clergyman’s pompous arrival in Nakuru town, which has gone viral on social media, features eight fully-occupied police cars fitted with sirens and two motorcycle outriders accompanying his convoy. Owuor’s motorcade consists of more than 40 mid and high-end vehicles.
Hundreds of his followers lined up on the periphery of Nakuru streets for hours waiting to welcome the preacher. Traffic flow within the town was affected for hours as security officers closed some roads to give way for Owuor’s entry.
The preacher is in town for a meeting dubbed
the “Mega Revival Meeting” at Menengai Grounds on December 29th, 30th and 31st. Organizers of the event say the preacher will “offer healing services” and “curse illnesses.”
Here’s a video of Owuor’s entry into Nakuru; https://youtu.be/gYFoqtEc86w
The height of stupidity with…
The height of stupidity with these Kenyans. For God sake stop misusing taxpayers money. These folks should hire their own security and have those suckers who adore them pay up for their extravagance. They do not possess any special powers.
It’s just a game and they are exceptional good at it. Poor wananchi. The fleecing continues.
Maybe Owuor’s supporters …
Maybe Owuor’s supporters (from their pockets) PAID for the Escort. This happens a lot as far as I have heard.
The naivety of Africans is…
The naivety of Africans is on a grand scale. It’s like we cherish being fooled and believing someone has some kind of special powers!! No wonder we keep electing the same old fools who do nothing for us. Becoming developed is also having a different school of thought by acknowledging people who really make an impact in society, the likes of Martha Karua and not of this guy, githeri man and other govt people who have not improved the lives of Kenyans in any way…we have a long way to go!!
People have Special gifts;…
People have Special gifts; Special powers.
This Owuor guy is nothing…
This Owuor guy is nothing but a con, a thug who needs some serious facial grooming and a job to stop fleecing the gullible in Kenya. He belongs in jail along with those ” mungikis surrounding him like flies on poop ? ? ?.If Kenya exported gullibility and naivety we would be very rich. Instead people with brains have stopped thinking independently. Such a catastrophe.
Would you be saying the same…
Would you be saying the same if it was Margaret Wanjiru?
Who is in charge bwana IG?…
Who is in charge bwana IG? the buck stops with you. If any senior member of your forces authorized this charade in Nakuru, call them to be accountable asap. This denied the public the services of the security agents during that theatrical assignment. Where are the priorities of the senior police officers involved in this assignment?so long as there is money involved should we sacrifice or surrender our security resources to an individual? Does the law limit the number and extend of which one can hire out police officers? for example can one hire a an entire police post, entire police station, entire police division, a fleet of police cars, helicopters etc?for private functions? if such a limit does not exist, then that is recipe for disaster particularly when impunity and corruption is abound in the country. A discipline force should pride itself in living up to the professional dictates at all times. We are waiting to see the action IG promised.
He has tight security just…
He has tight security just in case someone sends him there by accident …. you know he is preaching we go but hey…, not him he is scared to death to leave here
False prophet/pastors…
False prophet/pastors/Churches is the worst thing that has ever happened to Africa since slave trade. This con-artist fleece fools who have been brained washed that they cannot tell what is true and not true. The epicenter of this madness in Nigeria followed by South Africa. Their pastors are the richest people in Africa while their members cannot afford one meal per day.
,,,, that’s totally misuse…
,,,, that’s totally misuse of public resources and Mr.IG,the Nakuru county police commissioner , organisers or event of that self proclaimed prophet should be held responsible
As a miracle performance and…
As a miracle performance and a believer I don’t see why use public resources for security. There are poor dying citizens who need aids and I don’t know why most Kenyans are brain washed. Fellow Kenyans you can do better than that.
Kwa nini huyu mkristo Awuor…
Kwa nini huyu mkristo Awuor haombi ili mungu wake bandia amlinde? Si Mwana Mariamu alisema ukiomba chochote utaka cho utapewa.
This guy owuor has been at…
This guy owuor has been at centre of impoverishing his believe by living happy life….telling people that’s end times is around while he is building a house.”I mean a good “…Kenyans should style up
If the so called Prophet is…
If the so called Prophet is a true believer then he should not be scared of death? He should not hire crazy security like politician who is scared of his political opponent, To Kenyans please open ur eyes, dont be gullible, this guy has been banned from entry to BRAZIL, why? Their eyes have opened.
Why does a man of God need…
Why does a man of God need police security. To my knowledge even Jesus did not have security guards.
Before inspector of police starts worrying about the number of police hired for private events he should first make sure that they are not on the International Transparency as the most corrupt.
How come the same police…
How come the same police escort is given to a human god of some Indian community known as Bohora around East Africa. I have seen avenues been cleared for hours before his motorcade passes by.
Although there’s a need to stop this shit.
@kenya n others u have…
@kenya n others u have nailed it to the head??I have always insisted that this brainwashed shit was brot to us from Europe n we followed it leaving ours behind which was working for us in greatness but as usual we the black ass illiterate educated fools with masters phds degrees from kenya n foreign urniversities continue to take such shit?Yes it’s yr rights to do so but it hasn’t worked for millions of we the Africans!question china worships budha n to many Zfrican countries it’s called worshipping of idols which is against the book?Then why do we Africans run to china for loans which r buddhist??Why do we ran to the west for help where immorality from gaysm lesbianism satanic is made n manufactured??This are the evil countries we toil to move to n send our children to study n leave yet they known to upgrade upright satanism??U see Waafrica wr brainwashed n poopuest by this foreign bullcrapitish ideology’s?
@Mkenya Halisi,latest…
@Mkenya Halisi,latest studies show that American youths are increasingly becoming agnostic.The reason I believe is because they are questioning what their parents fed them about religion.
I was once christian,and strongly believed that if aman looked at awoman,and lusted after her,he would burn in hell…So you can imagine my struggle as a teenager.I have come to learn that this is avery natural and normal process of growing up.But what really turned me of religion is when nobody could answer the question”why God let evil torment his children”.Think of tsunamis, hurricanes, christians vs muslims,praying but no answer coming, innocent people suffering.How could a loving God let his children suffer when he has the ability to end the suffering?does it make sense?If you see your child suffering,even if he brought the suffering upon himself, you as aloving father wouldnt you help?
My take is no matter what religion you believe in just question if the doctrines and dogmas make sense?
Japanese with their shinto,or the chinese with their budha seem to be thriving pretty good.My point being that, no religion is better than the other. Its all in the head.
Tithes and offerings were…
Tithes and offerings were not meant to enrich the priests. How many con-artist today stand in the pulpit and tell their congregation to bring 10% of their gross income. That is a lie. Anybody who tell their congregation to tithe 10% of their gross income is a con-artist. Nowhere in the Bible that says you should tithe 10% of your gross income or net income. If the Bible is silent about that why should a con-artist in the pulpit deceive you. It is because he/she know if you tithe 10% of your gross income he/she will get more money.