‘Saved’ police preachers root for Nyumba Kumi adoption

By JAMES WANZALA

Nairobi, Kenya: Kenyans have been urged to embrace the Nyumba Kumi initiative to reduce crime in society.

Speaking during a crusade organised by the Free Pentecostal Fellowship in Kenya (FPFK) Church in conjunction with the Administration Police Evangelical Team (APET) at Pipeline Estate, Rev Inspector Stephen Munyingi called upon Kenyans to embrace the initiative wholeheartedly.

“You need to know each other very well. Who your neighbour is, what he does in terms of work among other things, to reduce crime in our society,” he said.

He noted that the chaplaincy initiative, which started some years ago, has been fruitful as many people have changed their attitude towards police and many criminals have been born again hence reducing crime.

“Whenever we have been preaching the Gospel through our missions, many of those who have become born-again Christians have left crime. We have realised that the gospel is more effective than prison or guns thus we engage in our mission outreaches,” he said during the crusade at the church grounds.

INVESTED IN EVANGELISM

“We are using the community based policing strategy through evangelism and it has borne fruit,” Munyingi said.

Reverend Solomon Mwalili of FPFK said the church has invested in evangelism this year to ensure that the Gospel is preached to all and especially in Pipeline estate, which has seen an increase in crimes such as prostitution and alcoholism.

During the five-day crusade, which started on Wednesday and ended on Sunday, 280 people became "born-again".

The activities involved open-air meetings around the estate. Munyingi and the Administration Police officers dressed in full uniform to preach to those in attendance.