By Vincent Bartoo
Some people, who looted shops in Eldoret during post-election violence, last year, returned the property to Prophet Edward Owuor.
Owuor, who hit the news recently when he baptised Prime Minister Raila Odinga, said he would hand over the property to Government.
The residents confessed they stole property during the violence and chose to return it during the prayer and repentance meeting organised by the evangelist in Eldoret, yesterday.
Iron sheets, windowpanes, beds, chairs, tables, utensils, and mattresses were among the items returned.
One of them, Samuel Langat, told journalists he was among a group of three who raided a house in Kimuri area. Wearing sackcloth and holding a mattress, Langat said they broke into the house and stole whatever they could find.
God’s forgiveness
Langat appealed to his accomplices to surrender the stolen items, saying he did so to avoid God’s wrath. Others from various communities who returned stolen property asked Langat to address the Press on their behalf.
Langat added that for true reconciliation and peace to prevail, Eldoret residents should own up to their sins and seek God’s forgiveness.
"We are here today leading the way by surrendering what we stole. We hope others will follow suit," he said. During the meeting, Owour said he had been authorised by the Office of the President to organise countrywide repentance meetings.
"These meetings would culminate in a major one in Nairobi to be attended by about 4,000,000 people. We expect the country’s top leadership to attend as well," he added.
An official from the Ministry of Special Programmes, Eunice Chebet, said apart from the Prime Minister, Owuor had met other key Government officials over the repentance meetings.
"He has held meetings with minister Naomi Shaaban, Uhuru Kenyatta and Head of Public Service Ambassador Francis Muthaura," she said.
