Officials from the DPP’s office raided Father John Pesa’s Coptic Church in Kisumu on Friday, allegedly discovering four graveyards in the compound.
According to officials from the Director of Public Prosecutions, there could be more graveyards on the premises.
When asked about the graveyards, Father Pesa stated that he had buried some bodies of sisters who had previously served in his church.
“There are sisters who volunteered to work for they church who got burried here. They could be taken to their homes,” Father Pesa said.
This isn’t the first time the controversial preacher has had DPP officials on his tail. Last month, several people suspected of being mentally ill were rescued from his church.
The rescue operation, led by the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on the Proliferation of Religious Organisations, discovered the people allegedly chained and locked up inside the Coptic Holy Ghost Church, which is said to be owned by the preacher.
The committee claimed that the results were kept in appalling conditions.
“There is no permission for anyone to hold sick people in any church. Sick people should be in hospitals,” chair of the committee Shakila Abdalla said.
This comes amid government efforts to deal with rogue preachers who mislead their congregations. The infamous Shakahola cult, led by controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie, has claimed the lives of 419 people.
Paul Mackenzie has been detained for about three months due to his affiliation with the deadly starvation cult.
