Prayer service was temporarily stopped at Mountain View SDA church in Kangemi after rival group stormed the venue on Saturday, August 31.
Several security officers dressed in black suits accompanied Central Kenya Conference (CKC) pastors John Kiragu and two other colleagues.
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Private security men in black arrive at the church. Photo: Beavon Mogare.
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The tension pitted pastors aligned to CKC against those drawn from Nairobi Cosmopolitan Conference who were presiding over the worship service.
Police were called in to avert any possible breach of peace.
The church has remained divided over 2015 election of CKC heads, which has since boiled over to its branches with Nairobi Central SDA (Maxwell Church) becoming the first casualty.
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Pastors aligned to Nairobi Cosmopolitan Conference watch in dismay. Photo: Beavon Mogare.
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As a result of bungled election, a splinter group Nairobi Cosmopolitan Conference was registered to accommodate disgruntled lot.
On Friday, August 9, the CKC executive office excommunicated 15 members deemed to be troublemakers and further asked pastors not to "entertain or give them audience" in any of their church.
"You are strongly advised not to entertain or give them audience in any of our churches for the sake of unity and peace in church," said the letter.
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