Three Members of Parliament on Thursday castigated the media for what they said were unwarranted attacks on the church and dismissed suggestions that all preachers must hold a minimum of a Theology degree.
The trio, made up of Embakasi East MP Babu Owino, together with Igembe South MP John Paul Mwirigi and Nominated MP Gideon Keter, were addressing the media in Parliament.
Babu Owino who revealed that he is a follower of said that the media is attacking the church.
“We will pray and forgive those fighting the church,” he said. “Mimi ni mtoto wa misa and I encourage Prophet Owuor to continue serving the flock,” said the controversial legislator.
Prophet Owuor, who has a cult-like following, is currently in the middle of a police probe in a suspected fraud case involving properties worth billions of shillings.
Police are looking into two properties located in Westlands, Nairobi approximated to be worth Ksh.1.5 billion that he is accused of forcefully taking over from one of his followers Jayne Muthoni.
They claim that Owuor and his Repentance and Holiness Ministry dispossessed Muthoni through an elaborate scheme initiated in 2005.