Members of Ekeza Sacco Camp Outside Bishop David Ngari 'Gakuyo' Church to Demand Back their Cash
A section of Ekeza Sacco members are up in arms over the society's refusal to let them withdraw their savings.
The irate members say that they made applications for withdrawal of their funds in 2017 but have not been allowed to do so more than two years later.
They say they made requests for withdrawal after speculations that the Sacco was on the verge of collapse due to fraud.
On Sunday, the group pitched tent outside Calvary Chosen Center in an attempt to get answers from the society's owner Bishop David Ngari alias Gakuyo.
However, after the church service, Gakuyo hurriedly left the scene in an unmarked vehicle without addressing them.
Some of them claim the clergyman, who was part of United for Kiambu group that was seeking to oust former Governor William Kabogo from power, used their cash to fund the 2017 elections campaign.
The movement, under the stewardship of Ferdinand Waititu, won the seat on a Jubilee party ticket.
“We saved our money on promises of many benefits including getting a piece of land at a relatively cheaper price,” says a member Bernard Irungu, who has saved close to 300,000 with Ekeza.
“I made the withdrawal request in January 2017 and was told to wait for 60 working days. But up to now, they haven’t released the money."
Another member, George Njuguna with Sh282,000 in savings, says he cannot pay school fees because the funds are held up.
“I joined the Sacco because Ngari is a man of God and I felt that my money would be safe,” Njuguna says.
Robert Mathenge, a boda-boda operator who has saved Sh95,000, says he was promised land by the Gakuyo Real Estate, a firm owned by Ngari.
“I didn’t get the land and now they’ve withheld my savings. This is a big injustice,” Mathenge says.
Contacted for a comment, Ngari has promised to issue a comprehensive statement to the press on the matter.
Last year, the Sacco was placed under liquidation by Commissioner for Cooperatives Mary Mungai. Ms. Mungai picked two liquidators to run its operations pending investigations into its funds' management.
The decision came after numerous complaints that the society had reneged on an earlier promise to help members acquire parcels of land and build houses.
Ekeza Sacco has a membership of 85,000 with 5,000 of them being Kenyans in the diaspora. It has 26 branches across the country and Sh2.56 billion in deposits.
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Pastors/Bishops have turned…
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Pastors/Bishops have turned to be the worst kiriminos.
Ati 5000 being in the…
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Ati 5000 being in the Diaspora? Mimi lifikiri jamaa ya diaspora iko akili mingi hawezi kudanganywa na hii wakora ya makanisa fake. Mwingine nasema ati 'man of God'...kweli Kenyans iko funny. Newiza fanya mtu nacheka sana..hahahaha
We at an age where the …
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We at an age where the "Moral bankruptcy" of Christianity and all other religions is on display. Let those who have eyes see and those who have ears hear. We should not pray to religion but to God. For those whose funds are being stolen by church pastor's, it's your fault. Use the money to take care of your family. No one needs a mediator to talk to God. Kenyan's wake up!
God save Kenya!!
Kuna Myahudi mmoja ambaye…
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Kuna Myahudi mmoja ambaye aliwahoji (interview) Wayahudi wenzake juu ya Yesu. Ukisikiliza vidiyo klipu yote, utamwona Mama mmoja jina lake Hanna akiwa Jerusalem anavyosema juu ya Mwana Mariamu. Anasema hivi:
" Jesus is a figure for people who cannot think on their own... It is a story for people who have not been taught critical thinking."
Mwishowe Hanna anasema dini zote ni za watu ambao hawawezi kufikiri peke yao (people unable to think independently).
Ndugu yangu @Anonymous UI endelea kuandika maoni yako juu ya dini ili Wakenya waamke na kuanza kutumia akili yao kwa manufaa yao na pia kwa raha zao.
Karibu asilimia tisini (90%) ya matatizo tuliyo nayo ni kuwa hatutumii akili yetu. Tumewacha wageni kuja kututatulia matatizo (solve our internal problems) ambayo sisi wenyewe tunaweza kuyatatua.
Tutakapotupilia mbali (when we discard) dini hizi mbili (ukristo, na Uislamu) ambazo ni makao makuu (headquarters) ya majambazi, wauaji, wezi, waongo, malaya, wabakaji, ufisadi, uroho (greed), na matapeli, tutaanza kutumia zawadi tuliyopewa na MWUMBAJI ambayo inaitwa "AKILI" na bila shaka tutakuwa kama nchi za Korea ya Kusini (South Korea), Japani, na pia nchi ya Uchina.
https://youtu.be/nL5TAiYSu4
If you see a Sacco or…
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If you see a Sacco or investment being run by "People of God" run for the hills and don't look back. This religious congame has gone on for far too long and people don't ever learn. They come in form of priests, pastors, bishops, archbishop, prophets, ministers etc and all spell out doom. Motive is to eat your hard earned money and run. Invest your money through conventional avenues,there is just no shortcut.
Nitajaribu kutuma vidiyo…
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Nitajaribu kutuma vidiyo klipu tena:
https://youtu.be/nL5TAiYjSu4
It is so interesting that…
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In reply to Nitajaribu kutuma vidiyo… by Imara Daima (not verified)
It is so interesting that the Judaism from which Christianity plagiarized from, does not believe in the messiah of Christianity!
Which adds to my conviction that mainstream religions are just tools used by the elite to fleece the masses who don't posses sufficient skepticism to question the elites’s agenda.
Anytime I hear people say…
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Anytime I hear people say that they trusted someone because he or she was a person of god I really feel sorry for us all as human beings. Remember the Jonestown massacre, where around 900 followers of Jim Jones perished following the so called "man of god".This was diabolical. Your salvation is entirely up to you and no one else. Think for yourself, and question everything!!!!!!!!!!
@Godhavemercy: Yote…
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@Godhavemercy:
Yote uliyosema ni ya kweli kabisa. MWUMBAJI (CREATOR) alipotupatia AKILI, kazi yake ilikwisha kabisa.
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