Pastor who stole from flock gets one year jail termA pastor will spend one year in jail if he fails to pay a Sh100,000 fine for defrauding two members of his congregation. Eric Muthuri (pictured) was found guilty of falsely obtaining Sh50,000 from two women by pretending that he would repay the money in installments. The agreement was that their pastor pays back Sh5,000 each month until the debt was settled. When the women finally tracked him down, he pleaded for more time to pay the money but defaulted, leading to his arrest in 2015. “The accused was a pastor and used his position to defraud trusting complainants who were his flock,” Ms Ndung'u said.

Source: Standard Digital March 26, 2019 21:09 UTC