A section of Mombasa church leaders have resorted to use divine intervention to ‘combat’ surging crime in parts of the port county.
Mombasa Pastors Fellowship are holding mega peace festival at approved grounds in Likoni area.
The area has lately become a breeding ground of juvenile gangs and crime in Mombasa.
The church leaders led by their chair Pastor Zechariah Mwagandi are partnering with Austrian Priest, Johannes Amritzer.
Amritzer, is the founder of SOS Adventure.
He says he will use his life story as a reformed street boy to convince Mombasa gangs to abandon their ways.
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The evangelist was born in Austria to a broken family tainted by drugs and alcohol.
“At the age of four, I moved to Sweden and began living the typical Scandinavian lifestyle.
“Then at the age of 17 everything changed, and I became a Christian. Immediately, I began preaching the gospel, “ he said.
Pastor Mwagandi says cases of machete-wielding gangs have continued to disrupt peace in Likoni and other parts of Mombasa.
The festival also includes security agents who will ensure general security and at the same time socially neutralize the gangs through preaching the gospel.
“To tackle the rising insecurity in Mombasa we have decided to use holistic gospel that will change the lives of locals.
“We want lives to change for the better,” he explained.
The festival will also involve renowned Gospel artistes from Tanzania.
The move comes amidst rising concerns of members of outlawed criminal gangs regrouping .