High Court issues directives over Ksh 1.2B State House church
The High Court will hear a petition seeking to stop plans to build a Ksh1.2 billion church at State House on July 24, a judge has ruled.
The High Court will hear a petition seeking to stop plans to build a Ksh1.2 billion church at State House on July 24, a judge has ruled.
While certifying a petition by advocate Levy Munyeri, Justice Lawrence Mugambi directed the petition to be filed physically within three days and responses in seven days.
The petition presented to the court by Munyeri, an advocate of the High Court, wants an order to immediately halt the exercise.
Following the directives, Munyeri expressed confidence that the court will do justice to those opposed to the exercise.
“In Constitutional Petition No. HCCHRPET/E421/2025, the High Court has certified urgent my application seeking to stop the construction of the mega church at State House Nairobi. Further directions are slated for 24th July 2025,” Munyeri shared in a short statement.
Adding that, “The construction is going nowhere.”
The lawyer had argued in his petition that the exercise being undertaken by the President was a violation of the Constitution and as such was shrouded in secrecy.
Additionally, Munyeri told the court that despite State House being a public property, no proper public participation was done, with Parliament bypassed in making the decision.
Further, he asked the court to issue conservatory orders, suspending the construction. According to the petition seen by Kenyans.co.ke, the construction is already in progress and can be seen via satellite images.
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Earlier on Monday, Busia Senator and a fiercest critic of the government slammed President Ruto over the plans to construct the church.
In an open letter to the president, Omatata maintained that the planned construction was an attempt to violate the Constitution by trying to force Christianity as a State religion.
Additionally, the senator opined that the State House remained public property and, as such, the president could not purport to construct a church on it without public participation.
However, despite the developments, President William Ruto has insisted that the construction would go on as planned and that he would not be deterred.
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