Controversial founder of Neno Evangelism Centre, Pastor James Ng’ang’a, once again stirred the public with a viral video in which he discouraged married women from joining Facebook. During his sermon, the pastor advised that women should only engage with the social media platform if they are either spreading God’s word or conducting business. He claimed that married women displaying themselves online could lead to the downfall of their husbands.
In his own words, Pastor Ng’ang’a stated, “Please do not join Facebook if you are someone’s wife unless you are preaching or doing business…married women are the ones leading to the deaths of their husbands.” He even went further to suggest that the mere act of a man lusting after a woman amounted to a form of infidelity. According to him, if a woman dresses provocatively and garners the desires of many men, her spiritual well-being would suffer.
Furthermore, Ng’ang’a talked about spiritual connections and how the devil operates in contemporary times. This statement from the pastor follows another recent video in which he harshly criticized a member of his congregation.
In the aforementioned video, Pastor Ng’ang’a expressed disappointment over receiving a meager tithe of 500 Kenyan Shillings (KES) from a congregant. He voiced his dissatisfaction, emphasizing that such an amount was insufficient to pray for multiple individuals and couldn’t even cover his car’s fuel expenses. His words were, “Na mwingine jana alinipatia mia tano akaniambia nikumbuke watoto wake, Nikumbuke wajukuu wake, mia tano?” He went on to express incredulity at the offering, suggesting it was more suitable for traditional healers.
Pastor Ng’ang’a has also spoken out against informal, cohabitating relationships, often referred to as “come-we-stay” unions. He criticized such arrangements, claiming that they often lack proper foundations and can lead to wayward offspring. According to the pastor, these relationships frequently involve eloping with young women, bypassing customary dowry practices, and forsaking parental obligations, which, in his view, results in a society filled with misfits.
In recent months, Ng’ang’a has been an advocate for marriage and has encouraged his congregants to avoid living in solitude. He recounted how certain church leaders disapproved of his marriage to a significantly younger woman but remained undeterred in his personal choices.
