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Worshipers throw out court-restored clerics

A section of worshippers at St Paul's Kariki A.C.K. Church in Othaya blocked the Archdeacon John Njogu from accessing the church. (Kibata Kihu, Standard)

Three Anglican priests reinstated through a court order met a hostile reception from worshippers at their new churches in Othaya, Nyeri County, on Saturday.

Archdeacon John Njogu Gachau, James Maigua and Paul Warui were suspended by Bishop Joseph Kagunda of the Anglican Church of Kenya Mt Kenya West over allegations of homosexuality.

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