A Kenyan town, Narok County , has banned churches from holding vigils as authorities say churches are to blame for the rising statistics of early pregnancies among teenagers in the area .

The County Commissioner , George Natembeya , issued the ban on night prayers after linking them to early motherhood . He told Citizen TV that in March 2018 , 17 girls from Suswa Girls Secondary School in Narok County were found to be pregnant. The same town, in 2004 suspended street preaching unless sanctioned by police .

Natembeya ’ s directive has led to mixed reactions from the people , while some believe the government was right to protect young girls, others felt the directive infringed on their right to worship.

Samuel Nganga , a resident of Nairobi said : “This is ridiculous, I don’ t understand how prayers at night can be related to immorality , I think the county commissioner has done no research. Do not provoke God in Narok , it might just bounce back on you . Don’ t try. ”

“ Narok Pastors kindly plan a ‘ Kesha ’ (popular word used to refer to night prayers) at the Narok stadium and invite the county commissioner.

This is one of the many ways of fighting Christ , but GOD is able in fighting his wars, have an eye on this , the one who banned ‘ Kesha ’ prayers will not be the one to uplift the ban, ” Nicholas Muendo , a resident of Machakos who spoke with Uganda Christian News.
James Ndiga said , “ I started attending night prayers in my teens and have never heard people getting babies in the morning , the only place Kenyans feel more secure is in the church.

This is the second country in Kenya to announce such a ban. In 2014, Police in Malindi , a town on Malindi Bay , in southeastern Kenya banned night prayers purporting they had become avenues for extortion , according to Daily Nation.

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