On Friday, a Bungoma court ruled that Eliud Wekesa, also known as the "Yesu Wa Tongaren," must remain in police custody for four more days as police detectives requested more time to complete their investigation into the preacher.

Principal Magistrate Tom Mark Olando explained that this additional period is necessary to allow the police to conduct a psychiatric evaluation of the accused and search his church and premises.


Eliud Wekesa, also known as the "Jesus of Tongaren," will remain in police custody for four more days following a court order in Bungoma. Wekesa appeared in court on Friday, and police detectives requested additional time to complete their investigation into the preacher.


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Principal Magistrate Tom Mark Olando granted the request to allow police to take the accused for psychiatric evaluation and conduct a search of his church and premises.


The case is scheduled to be mentioned on May 16, and the prosecution had asked for a seven-day investigation into Wekesa's teachings and activities. Wekesa, whose church, New Jerusalem, is allegedly not registered, surrendered to the police voluntarily on Wednesday after being summoned for questioning about his religious teachings and activities.


Despite pleading not to be arrested, the police detained him for further questioning to determine the next course of action.

On Monday, the controversial preacher claimed that he does nothing but preach the true gospel.