New Life International Church Pastor Ezekiel Odero has lost his attempt to have the court grant him access to his bank accounts
Mombasa High Court Judge Olga Sewe in declining application by the pastor, ruled that the preacher’s bank accounts remain frozen, as per orders issued at Milimani magistrates court in Nairobi on May 8, 2023.
Justice Sewe claimed that her court lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter.
She also turned down an application to open pastor Ezekiel’s World Evangelism TV station, stating the matter should be addressed by the Communications Authority, which had written a letter requesting that the station be closed down.
The judge, however, ruled that the religious services continue uninterrupted.
Following an application by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Ezekiel’s bank accounts were blocked for 30 days pending investigations.
DCI said the accounts had been receiving huge transactions of money, suspected to be proceeds of illicit cash from victims who were allegedly radicalized to sell their properties.
