Controversial Nairobi preacher James Ng'ang'a has trended for various different reasons. From a case where he was accused of murder in a road accident, to his comments on how he could have healed the late Bomet Governor Joyce Laboso from cancer and threats by his flock, that they would sue him over vulgar rants.
He however spoke and revealed that his followers could never desert him, because they love him. Kenyans.co.ke delved further and analysed Ng'ang'a's growth from being a herdsboy to a billionaire.
According to Nation, Ng'ang'a spent more than two decades in jail, for being a hardcore criminal. Reports from various records, however, differ on the periods he was sentenced.
The guitarist, born in Subukia, Nakuru County, in 1954, was first jailed at the age of 18 years in 1972. The Man of God was sentenced to a six-month jail term for fighting, according to the pastor in an interview with Radio Jambo on August 13.
A documentary aired by his own station channel, Sasa TV, however, stated that he was jailed in 1968 when he was 14 years old. The clergyman disclosed that he was recruited to be a rogue criminal while young.
"Then for the next 20 years, I was in and out of prisons. For 20 years, between 1972 to 1992, only thrice did I celebrate Christmas as a free man,” he narrated.
Ng'ang'a saw the light and received Jesus in prison, an occasion he referred to as his turning point. The self-proclaimed chief general commander then started pushing handcarts and preaching in the streets of Mombasa. As his followers grew, he shifted to Nairobi where he established his ministry, Neno Evangelism Centre.
According to another documentary by his church, the foundation of his ministry is laid upon Mark 6: 13, which states that "They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them." Therefore, Nga'ng'a's doctrine is based upon casting out demons and healing illnesses.
His antics include hitting or pushing believers who would be aided by ushers and other deacons in the church.
He also rants about anything that touches his nerves and does not apologise as he sees himself as the unquestionable commander and leader. This made one of his pastors, Bishop Wafula, to pull away from the church and establish his own ministry, Shalom Miracle Church, at Tononoka Social Hall in Mombasa.
