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Renowned Kenyan pastor Ezekiel Odero has warned people against celebrating their birthdays before making major accomplishments in life.

In a sermon at his New Life Church and Prayer Centre, Odero said that birthdays should only be celebrated after recording tangible achievements.

“Do not celebrate your birthday if you have done nothing. Wait until you have achieved something, then we can celebrate your birthday,” he said.

Odero said that he has never celebrated his birthday and will never do so in his lifetime. He added that the next generation would be the ones to celebrate when he dies, provided he lives a life with significant impact to others and notable achievements.

To drive his point home, Odero made a comparison to the life and death of Jesus Christ. He said that Jesus’ life was celebrated after he died because of the things he had accomplished, such as dying on the cross to save humanity.

Odero’s warning has sparked mixed reactions online. Some people have supported him, saying that birthdays should be celebrated for special occasions and not just for the sake of it. Others have criticized him, saying that people should be allowed to celebrate their birthdays whenever they want, regardless of their accomplishments.

Regardless of one’s opinion, Odero’s warning has raised an important question about the purpose of birthday celebrations. Are they simply a way to mark the passage of time, or should they be reserved for special occasions?

Pastor Ezekiel Odero of New Life Christian Church has been met with backlash after he made controversial remarks about women named Diana.

The preacher claimed that women named Diana are controlling and that they cannot be submissive wives. He also said that no woman named Diana is in a successful marriage.

Bahati, a Kenyan musician, and his wife Diana Marua, who are both named Diana, have called out the pastor for his remarks. They said that they have been happily married for seven years and that the pastor is misleading the church.

Other people have also come out to defend women named Diana. They said that the pastor’s remarks are sexist and that they do not reflect the reality of many women named Diana.

The pastor has since apologized for his remarks, but the backlash has continued. Many people believe that the pastor should not have made such sweeping generalizations about women based on their names.

Pastor Ezekiel, the founder of New Life Church Prayer Center, revealed that he pays his barber Ksh 5,000 for a haircut. The reason for the high price is that the barber comes to his house to provide the service.

Ezekiel made the revelation during a church service when he was interacting with a congregant. The congregant asked him how much he pays for a haircut, and Ezekiel responded, “My barber charges me over Ksh 5,000 because he comes to my place to render the service.”

Ezekiel’s barber is not the only one who charges a premium for home visits. Barkat Ali Manji, a mobile barber in Kenya, charges Ksh 3,000-Ksh 3,500 per session. Manji converted his van into a mobile barbershop during the COVID-19 pandemic, and his clients include celebrities such as Otile Brown, former Kiambu Governor William Kabogo, and Nick Mutuma.

The high cost of mobile barbering is due to the convenience factor. Customers do not have to go to a physical barbershop, which can save them time and effort. Additionally, mobile barbers are often able to provide a more personalized service, as they can tailor the haircut to the customer’s specific needs.

The High Court has suspended a directive by the Registrar of Societies to deregister New Life Prayer Center and Church, a church led by Pastor Ezekiel Odero.

The court issued the order on Monday, August 22, 2023, in a case filed by Franklin Kilonzo, Alice Nafula Wanyama, and Pastor Odero.

The three argued that the gazette notice cancelling the church’s registration was published without giving them any notice of their intentions against the church. They also said that Pastor Odero was not given a chance to present his case in defense of the church.

The court agreed with the three and said that the Registrar had not followed the correct procedure in deregistering the church. The court also said that it was necessary to suspend the directive in order to allow the three to challenge it in court.

The Registrar and the Attorney General, who are the respondents in the case, have been given seven days to file their responses. The case will be mentioned on September 20, 2023, for further directions.

This is the second time that Pastor Odero has been involved in a legal battle with the Registrar of Societies. In 2021, the court ordered the Registrar to reinstate the church’s registration after it had been deregistered for failing to file annual returns.

The latest case is a further setback for the Registrar, who has been accused of mishandling the registration of religious organizations. In recent years, there have been several cases of churches being deregistered without being given a fair hearing.

The court’s decision to suspend the directive to deregister Pastor Odero’s church is a welcome development. It sends a strong signal that the courts will not tolerate the arbitrary deregistration of religious organizations.

The case is still ongoing, and it remains to be seen whether the church will be reinstated. However, the court’s decision to suspend the directive is a positive step, and it gives the church a chance to challenge the deregistration in court.

A gospel meeting in Arusha was disrupted by police on Sunday, July 16, after the authorities linked the preacher to a controversial figure.

Pastor Ezekiel Odero, from the New Life Church in Kenya, was due to preach at the meeting, which was scheduled to take place at the Ngarenaro Primary School field. However, the Arusha District Security and Defense Committee revoked the permit for the meeting, citing several reasons.

First, the authorities said that the proper procedure had not been followed in issuing the permit. They said that the letter should have been sent to the Director of Arusha City, Juma Hamsini, for him to discuss with other government officials before the permit was issued.

Second, the authorities said that Pastor Odero has been implicated in allegations of deaths of followers in Kenya. They said that welcoming him to Arusha could have caused unrest.

Third, the authorities said that the venue given for the meeting was a school, and students were in the midst of taking exams.

As a result of the revocation of the permit, police officers arrived at the scene and asked the people who had gathered for the meeting to disperse. The meeting was then disrupted.

Pastor Odero’s colleague, Soni Nabii, said that they were disappointed by the decision to disrupt the meeting. He said that they had followed all the necessary procedures in applying for the permit, and that they were not aware of any allegations against Pastor Odero.

The authorities have not yet commented on whether they will allow Pastor Odero to preach in Arusha in the future.

Newlife Prayer Centre and Church in Kilifi County donated food, sanitary towels, and school fees to Vyambani Secondary School on Monday.

The church’s outreach program, which is held every Monday, visited the school, which is located near the church’s headquarters in Mavueni.

The church donated 100 bags of beans, 170 bags of rice, 50 bags of maize, and 10 50-liter jerricans of cooking oil. They also donated a bull to be slaughtered for a feast for the school’s 630 students.

Pastor Ezekiel Odero, the church’s founder, said that the church wanted to help the school’s Form 4 students who were struggling to pay their school fees. The church paid Sh6.3 million to clear the fee arrears and pay for next term’s balances for all the KCSE candidates.

The church also donated sanitary towels to the school’s female students. “We haven’t forgotten you our female children. There are things we use but some of our parents don’t have cash to buy these things like sanitary pads. That’s why today, each one of you will leave with enough sanitary towels,” Odero said.

The church also offered to help the school build a kitchen and store. They also promised to provide transportation for the students to use the church’s laboratory facilities.

Odero said that the church’s outreach program would continue to help other needy schools in the area. Next week, the church will visit Ngamani Primary School.