Yesu wa Tongaren hires Prof. Wajackoyah as his lawyer

Eliud Wekesa alias Yesu wa Tongaren will be represented in court by Roots Party Leader George Wajackoyah.

Wakackoyah will represent the preacher alongside two other attorneys in a case in which he is accused of illegally operating an unregistered society, radicalization, and money laundering.

On May 10, the controversial preacher stated that if he is arrested for his church activities, he will not require lawyers.

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He stated that he had not broken any laws and that he will be released once the interrogation was completed.

“If I am arraigned, I don’t plan to have any physical lawyer to defend me but instead my lawyers will be the sun and the moon since before God I have done nothing wrong,” he said.

Wekesa was last week summoned by the Bungoma DCI officer Elijah Macharia for questioning over his New Jerusalem church and has been in police custody.

The prosecution also declared him mentally unstable asking the court to grant them permission to conduct a mental assessment on the suspect.

“The court has agreed and granted permission to the prosecution side to detain the suspect for four more days to allow them to complete the probe and carry out the mental assessment,” Olando said.

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The prosecution also alleges that there have been criminal activities on indoctrination at the suspect’s church that might be linked to the Shakahola incident. He is expected in court today.