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I'm not like them, says Yesu wa Tongaren

Eliud Wekesa also known as Yesu Wa Tongaren being escorted with police to Bungoma law courts on May 11, 2023. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Eliud Wekesa, also known as Yesu wa Tongaren, has been set free after the prosecution said they have no evidence against him.

Wekesa, leader of the New Jerusalem Church, had spent five days in police cells by the time Bungoma Principal Magistrate Tom Orlando freed him yesterday.

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