Pastor Ng'ang'a Reveals Millions He Bought His Church Land

He revealed that he acquired a loan that he finished paying around 2008 from Equity Bank which helped him settle the amount.

Apostle James Ng’ang’a has revealed the millions he used to buy the land where his Neno Evangelism Centre church is built on in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD).

The Controversial televangelist while speaking on March 14, 2024, intimated that he acquired the parcel which has been targeted by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) for a total cost of Ksh42 million.

Ng’ang’a made the confession while appearing before the National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Lands.

The apostle narrated how he acquired the land after it was put up for sale by the government back in 2004.

“I started preaching in Mombasa before later coming to Nairobi. In 2004, I saw a ‘land for sale’ sign from CBK, when I went to inquire about it, they told me the price was Ksh32 million, but they told me to pay 10% and the rest within 90 days,” he said.

Pastor Ng'ang'a Reveals Millions He Bought His Church Land — Pastor Ng’anga preaching at a past function. PHOTO/Courtesy

However, according to Pastor Nga’ng’a he was forced to re-apply and purchase the land for Ksh42 million after the land was put back on sale by the government.

He revealed that he signed the agreement which prompted him to acquire a loan that he finished paying around 2008 from Equity Bank, to settle the amount.

Upon purchase of the land and fulfilment of an agreement, the preacher added that he was given the title under the name ‘Neno Evangelism Centre.’

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The Apostle also added that prior to the purchase, he made a discovery by going through the Nairobi City Council records that the Kenya Finance Bank initially owned the land, but CBK took over ownership after it collapsed.

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Troubles over the parcel’s ownership would however haunt him years later as he said he received a letter from the Kenya Railways Corporation in 2020 which notified him that they wanted to reclaim the land.

“I told them I bought the title deed from Central Bank,” he said.

In addition, Ng’anga told the committee that he was later summoned by former Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS) Director-General Maj-Gen Mohammed Badi and former Cabinet Secretary James Macharia to clear the air on the matter.

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“I showed them all the supporting documents and they said, ‘We don’t have this in our records’ and I was never called again,” added Ng’ang’a.

The parcel of land in question is located at the intersection of Uhuru Highway and Haile Selassie Avenue.

It is part of several parcels listed by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) among plots it is seeking to recover, claiming that they belong to KRC.

EACC listed the prime land valued at over Ksh1.6 billion stating that it was allegedly grabbed from the Nairobi City Council and Kenya Railways.

Nga’ng’a was issued with a 14-day ultimatum by the lands committee to submit all supporting documents for ownership of the contentious parcel.