Didmus Barasa, the Member of Parliament for the Kimilili constituency, has now stated that arresting Televangelist Ezekiel Odero's arrest was not warranted.
According to the MP, one criminal cannot be used to condemn the church.
"I don't think it was warranted for police to arrest Pastor Ezekiel Odero," Barasa tweeted Thursday night.
"One criminal who was running a cult and another one referring to himself as Yesu wa Tongaren cannot be the cause and or result to blanket condemnation of the church. God will purnish us heavily for this."
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The televangelist was arrested on Thursday morning in connection with "allegations of deaths at his premises and reported in morgues," according to Coast Regional Coordinator Rhoda Onyancha.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki stated that the New Life Prayer Centre and Church pastor is facing criminal accusations, including the mass murder of his followers.
His arrests came amid allegations about his relationship with the lethal cult leader Paul Mackenzie.
According to accounts, Mackenzie sold his church to Ezekiel Odero, raising questions about whether the horror in Shakhola had any influence on the activities of Ezekiel's church.
Detectives investigating the shakahola massacre have asked the courts for permission to detain pastor ezekiel for 30 more days as they continue with their investigations. They believe that some church members from Ezekiel church who died were buried at the Shakahola land.
"He is connected to several occurrence book reports of nearly 100 deaths in the church between 2022 and 2023." "These deaths occurred within church grounds," said Senior Prosecution Counsel Jami Yamina.
Shanzu Chief Magistrate Joe Omido ordered Odero to be detained in the Port police station until May 2, when the court will rule on the police's request to hold him for 30 days. The death toll in the shakahola massacre stands at 98, and the exhumation continues.
