The High Court certified as urgent a petition seeking to stop the construction of a multi-billion shilling megachurch at the State House Complex in Nairobi.
The petitioner is challenging the construction of the church which is allegedly valued at Sh1.2 billions on grounds that it is being carried out on public land, without public participation or parliamentary approval, and risks violating constitutional provisions, including the doctrine of separation of church and state.
“If the construction is allowed to progress, there is an eminent risk of a gross dilution of the Constitutional dictates on religion and the rise of religious tension in Kenya,” read the court documents.
According to the petition, the project came to light following a Daily Nation exposé published on July 4, 2025, in which the President admitted to constructing the megachurch within the State House.
Levi Munyeri argued that the project has been shrouded in secrecy due to its unconstitutionality, and could not have come to public attention had it not been published in the daily newspapers.
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