Pastor Ezekiel Odero's New Life Prayer Center in Kilifi is facing closure after Court of Appeal upheld a directive from the Registrar of Societies to deregister the church.

The court, led by Justices Daniel Musinga, Kathurima M'Inoti, and Mwaniki Gachoka, dismissed Odero's application to suspend the deregistration, stating that he failed to exhaust all dispute resolution mechanisms before approaching the court.

The judges agreed with High Court Justice Jairus Ngaah that Odero should have first sought intervention from the Cabinet Secretary before challenging the Registrar's decision in court.