The renowned cleric from one of the evangelical churches in Nyondia center attacked and seriously injured a 14-year-old boy on Sunday accusing him of stealing a memory card
According to a local leader James Kimathi, the minor who is a member of the Church’s junior choir was going about his normal routines when the cleric accosted him.
He said the pastor claimed the boy had stolen his memory card and ordered him to produce it but when he failed to do so he descended on him with blows and kicks.
Kimathi said the renowned cleric would not stop there as he took the boy to a nearby hill, tied him under a tree where he continued his assault on him.
“He put a pair of stockings in his mouth to prevent him from shouting and gave him a thorough beating before fleeing the area,” he said.
The minor was found a day later while unconscious by well wishers who took him to the Naivasha sub-county hospital where he is undergoing treatment.
A senior police officer who did not want to be named said that on interrogation the boy gave a detailed account of what exactly happened and a man hunt for the runaway pastor was launched.
“He was nabbed this morning in his house following a tip off from members of the public after word went round that police were looking for him,” said the officer.
He added that the pastor will be arraigned in court to face various charges including assault once the investigations are completed.