Jerusalem Church of Christ in Kawangware has always been controversial mostly due its leader, Prophetess Mary Sinaida Akatsa.
A number of local faithfuls travel every evening from Mombasa to attend her church service.
Some cannot change churches despite the rules.
Prophetess Akatsa, fondly referred to as ‘Wa Mami’ is dressed in a white and green stripped T-shirt and long checked gathered skirt.
She moves from side to side as she commands the faithfuls to sing even louder.
The self-styled prophetess ruthlessly enforces strict rules of decency and morality, and anyone who falls short of her expectation faces the consequences.
‘Sinners’ at Jerusalem Church of Christ in Kawangware are slapped, whipped, reprimanded or even made to carry their spouses on their backs.
A common punishment for the adulterous mostly men is for them to carry their spouses as the prophetess and thousands of fellow worshippers watch.
According to the standard, in the church, a cheating husband carrying the wife in public is meant to expose him or her as a sinner.
