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Yesu wa Tongaren stays put despite crucifixion threat

Eliud Wekesa alias Yesu Wa Tongaren (centre) during a past interview. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Despite all the half-hearted threats on social media to crucify him over Easter, Eliud Wekesa, alias Yesu wa Tongaren is not a worried man.

We find him seated under the shade of a mango tree at the centre of a compound that houses several buildings, among them the Jerusalem Mpya Kanisa la Yesu Church in Lukhokhwe village, Tongaren, Bungoma County. Interestingly, this church celebrates Easter in mid-July unlike other churches.

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