Celebrated preacher Margaret Wanjiru has accused Shaddy government officials of being behind the demolition of her church, Jesus is Alive Ministries.
According to Wanjiru, who accused the Kenya Kwanza Government of abandoning her despite her energetic campaigns in the previous General Election, she was injured during the Wednesday, February 6 event and would seek medical attention.
"Nimepigwa, nimeumia mkono na mguu hata nataka kwenda hospitali, watu wangu pia wamepigwa wote, everyone is bleeding," a teary-eyed Bishop Wanjiru told journalists.
"Hawa watu wametupiga leo wanasema wametumwa na Railways."
According to the former Nairobi Gubernatorial candidate, several individuals identifying as DCI and NIS officers paid visits to the property on Haile Selassie Highway before it was demolished.
The Bishop stated that persons claiming to have been dispatched by Kenya Railways descended on the church, commenced demolitions, and roughed up anyone who stood in their way.
"I want to state categorically that hii Weruga lane haina property ya Railways, this is our own investment , hii ni property yetu ya kanisa," she said.
"Mtu kuja kuchokora kanisa na kutupiga na kutuharibia mali yetu.. na hizi ni vitu zetu, wametunyanganya masimu, wametuumiza ile kabisa."
This demolition comes after a Nairobi court dismissed a 2022 petition challenging the installation of a wall between Kenya Railways' property and Bishop Margret Wanjiru's church in Nairobi.
The petitioners, Bishop Wanjiru Rhambai Patel, S&H Investments, and Soma Properties, sued Kenya Railways Corporation, Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS), and Kenya Urban Roads Authority, alleging that the current development was restricting their access to Railway Lane, Exchange Lane, Weruga Lane, and Haile Selassie Avenue.
Kenya Railways responded by claiming ownership of the entire territory used by Wanjiru's church and its neighbors. According to Railways, the allocations to certain assets were done arbitrarily and isolated from their property.
