Detectives reportedly have access to the M-Pesa accounts of embattled Kilifi Pastor Ezekiel Odero, who is being investigated for alleged money laundering and possible ties to cult leader Paul Makenzi.

This comes after Safaricom, the mobile service provider, cooperated with a court order to reveal pastor Ezekiel's M-Pesa statements and those of his church.

Weldon Syongok, Safaricom's senior manager and liaison officer, told the court that all financial statements about seven Mpesa accounts had been turned over to the investigating officer, Chief Inspector of Police Martin Munene.

On May 8, the DCI received orders requiring Safaricom and five banks to provide account transactions for Pastor Odero, his New Life Church, and Kilifi International School.


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The police requested summons through Munene, stating that Safaricom had yet to comply with the demands despite being legally served with a court order to grant them access to the books accounts of Odero's M-Pesa lines.

However, Syongok told trial magistrate Ben Ekhubi that the records were bulky and the information sought by the investigating officer was backdated from 2017 to 2023, making it impossible to obtain the statements promptly.

The court ordered Safaricom to produce the material by Tuesday at noon last week.

Massacre at Shakahola

In other news, Mijikenda Kaya elders have urged the government to deregister cult-like religious organizations that exploit and prey on vulnerable Kenyans to prevent situations like the Shakahola slaughter from occurring again.


According to the elders, allowing preachers like Paul Mackenzie to spread cult-like ideas was a threat to Kenyans' lives.

Saidi Chitanda, the elders' leader, spoke in Marafa during a meeting attended by Magarini MP Harrison Kombe. For his part, the politician criticized the Shakahola tragedy, stating that suitable processes should be put in place to prevent similar occurrences from happening again.