Reports of Pastor Ng’ang’a’s church demolition sparks online debate
Reports of Pastor Ng'ang'a's church demolition sparks online debate
Reports suggesting that Apostle James Ng’ang’a’s Neno Evangelism Ministry Church, located near the Nairobi Railway Station, has been demolished have gone viral on social media, sparking mixed reactions.
This is after undated photos showing an excavator tearing into the church building as crowds purportedly watched from a distance went viral on Tuesday, January 20.
The images were accompanied by a caption alleging that a team of government officials had moved in to demolish the church to pave the way for the construction of a railway line.
However, the image that had sparked debate on the internet was generated using Artificial Intelligence, and that the demolition claims were misleading.
Several glaring inconsistencies suggested the image was generated using AI rather than one that had been captured from a real demolition scene.
Among the inconsistencies are unnatural falling of the debris during the alleged demolition, textures of the rubble and distorted branding on the excavator, depicting an outright use of AI.
Others are the blurred shapes of people watching the demolition, the absence of a driver inside the excavator and the abnormal distance between the excavator and the church building.
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Similarly, there was no confirmation from any government agency, Nairobi County government, or the National Police Service (NPS) regarding the demolition of Ng’ang’a’s church.
On the same note, at the time of publishing this article, the church, which hosts hundreds of worshippers, was still intact with no evidence of planned demolitions.
The latest development has triggered renewed concerns over the growing challenge posed by AI-generated content on social media aimed at provoking outrage and driving engagement.
Meanwhile, the clarification also comes on the backdrop of ongoing demolitions on structures located on the Kenya Railways lands within Nairobi, including the recent demolition of Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi’s car wash.
The demolition was carried out on the night of January 14, leaving behind a trail of destruction, including parked cars belonging to various owners and shops.
The incident quickly elicited debate on the location of Pastor Ng’ang’a’s church, which is allegedly located near the Kenyan Railway Station.
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