Just days after a video clip emerged of Neno Evangelism pastor James Ng'ang'a confessing to sexually assaulting an unnamed woman alongside seven other men, he has shared another video, this time apologising for his earlier disturbing confession.
In a less than a minute-long clip, the city pastor begged that people take into consideration his old age and forgive him for any wrongdoing he may have committed, without specifying the rape allegations.
Midway through the undated clip, Ng'ang'a broke down to tears and started praying before abruptly ending the video.
"Even if I have wronged, just forgive me because I am growing old," Ngang'a lamented before breaking down and starting to pray mid-sentence.
"Yes, my father. Yes, Jehovah Lord. Help me, Lord. Thank you," he prayed. "I might not finish this because I am feeling the grace of God."
The short clip cut off soon after he seemingly wiped his teary eyes.
Beastly Crime
Earlier this week, a disturbing video went viral online, in which Pastor Ng'ang'a admits to the beastly crime during a church service.
"We assaulted one woman while we were eight people. We did it," the preacher could be heard saying in the clip.
The remarks sparked wild reactions from Kenyans, with several, including the Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris, calling for investigations from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
"In this era of AI-generated and manipulated videos, I don’t know if the clip is genuine or a deep fake, but one thing remains: it must be investigated," Passaris wrote on Tuesday, October 7.
"If that video is real, then it is not a sermon, it is a criminal confession. It should have been flagged instantly, and the pastor picked up for questioning by the authorities."
Two days later, the pastor claimed that the repeated attacks were unwarranted and were a result of some politicians being unsettled by his large following.
"What have I now done? I know you people will make phone calls that I be arrested, what is that now? There is God in heaven, and one day you will pay. You started by attacking me with this land; you don't fear the Lord," the pastor said.
Ng'ang'a asserted that he would "present my case to God, who will scatter you", as he did not have avenues to present them like the Parliament.
