A group of religious leaders from Nyahururu and its environs has come out in protest over an increase in the number of robberies in the area targeting churches.
The clergy claimed that the burglars were part of a syndicate since they were targeting public address systems, TV large screens and sound amplifiers among other electronics.
According to a report by The Standard, the pastors under the Nyahururu Pastors Fellowship Forum joined hands on Tuesday, October 29, and stormed the Nyahururu Police Station to lodge their complaints.
They asked the authorities to conduct a thorough probe into the burglaries, which they argued had become rampant.
Pastor Isaac Njuru of the Akorinu Church and Pastor Isaac Mwangi of Victory Assurance Chapel called on security agencies to move with speed and ensure suspects are brought to book.
“We are here to condemn the ungodly incidents which are happening in our churches. It is a shame that criminals are now targeting churches and yet no action has been taken. That is why we have come to protest,” stated Pastor Mwangi.
The religious leaders further observed that the criminals must have found a black market for the electronics they stole from the churches.
“It is not a coincidence that they are only stealing electronics. They must have found a market for such items, which is now worrying us,” added pastor Mwangi.
Pastor Samson Njoroge, while issuing a press statement on behalf of the clergy, claimed that the churches had lost valuables amounting to millions of shillings.
They stated that the most recent of the burglaries happened on Sunday, October 27 where thugs broke into Nyahururu Anglican Church of Kenya and stole electronics and church offerings.
Other churches that have been broken into in the area in the last one month include Christian Gospel Church, United Fellowship Centre and Victory Assurance Chapel.
Nyahururu OCPD Geoffrey Mayiek assured the clerics that investigations had been launched and suspects would be hunted to face the law.
