Two Popular SDA Pastors Suspended Over Viral Misconduct, Deny Wrongdoing.
The Suspension letter read, “Dear leaders, and pastors, this is to inform you that Pr Matara and Martha Isaak of Matagaro will not be allowed to conduct any services at funerals, public evangelism, and camp meetings until the Field Executive committee sitting in mid-June clears them. This is because of many issues reported about their conduct in funerals. Please give this information to members and elders. They go out including outside SEKF without permission even without host pastors knowing. Please cooperate on this,”
Apparently, The two pastors are on high demand due to their captivating preachings, however, they deny the allegations from the church, highlighting they don’t invite themselves to such functions.
Matara, “I don’t wake up and go sniffing around mortuaries to know where there is a funeral for me to attend and preach. It’s the families that look for me. And I always ensure I follow the right procedures before attending any funeral or meeting,”
Martha on Her Part Stated, “The only funerals I automatically attend are those within my village or for my relatives. And I don’t go there to preach. But distant families look for me and I always ask them to follow the right procedures before I agree to preach there,”
The two went ahead to underscore that said the church has not summoned them to explain the alleged misconduct, as they only saw the message circulating like everyone else.
Matara and Martha have since sought Legal representation to advocate Wilkins Ochoki, to block the church from suspending them.
Ochoki’s Demand Letter stated, “In view of the above, our clients ought to have been afforded an opportunity to examine the allegations against them and the evidence in support of the same. Moreover, they are guaranteed the right to a fair hearing before any administrative action can be taken against them,”
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