NCCK demands apology over church teargassing

Teargas was lobbed into Witima Anglican Church of Kenya choking hundreds of those present. [Gachagua, X]

The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) is demanding an apology from the Minister for Interior and the Inspector General of the National Police Service to the Church and the religious community in what it terms a growing and disturbing trend of police disruption of worship services.

In a press release issued on Monday, NCCK strongly denounced the teargassing of congregants at ACK Witima Parish in Nyeri County on Sunday, January 25, 2026, saying the incident violated the constitutional right to freedom of worship guaranteed under Article 32 of the Constitution.