Ezekiel now sues the State, claims he's been targeted for 'persecution'

Pastor Ezekiel Odero (in white attire) with his lawyer Cliff Ombeta at the police headquarters in Mombasa County on May 29, 2023. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

Ezekiel Odero now claims the decision to close his church is politically motivated and unreasonable.

In his case at the High Court, Odero argues that the Registrar of Societies failed to accord him reasonable time to file his annual returns.