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PCEA cleric ordered to pay Sh8 million as guarantors get reprieve

Nairobi

By David Njaaga | Mar 11, 2025

**Presbyterian Church of East Africa elder David Nderitu Ndumo.**

David Nderitu Ndumo, a beleaguered Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA) elder, has been ordered to repay a Sh 8 million loan he took from Sheria SACCO more than five years ago and failed to clear.

During a mention of the case at the Cooperative Tribunal, Ndumo disclosed that he had already paid Sh 1.8 million as an initial installment toward the long-overdue debt, which has caused financial hardship to his guarantors.

Ndumo committed to paying Sh 132,000 every month for the next 48 months and will also cover auctioneers’ fees and other costs.

According to Wambugu Wanjohi, the lawyer representing the 15 guarantors, the deductions from their salaries have left them struggling to pay school fees and meet basic household expenses.

The tribunal warned that if Ndumo defaults on his payments, the guarantors would have the right to enforce compliance. Previously, the tribunal had allowed the auctioning of his assets, including three vehicles and other personal effects, to recover the outstanding amount.

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“So, a mention will be taken where a consent will be adopted to the effect that if he defaults on any of the 48 monthly instalments of Sh 132,000, the guarantors will proceed to execute,” explained Wanjohi.

At the same time, contempt of court charges against two senior PCEA clerics, Rev. Thegu Mutahi and Rev. Robert Waihenya, are set to be heard on March 13, when they will face cross-examination.

Mutahi, the Moderator, and Waihenya, the Secretary General, allegedly defied a court order barring them from installing Ndumo as the church’s honorary treasurer.

The case, initially scheduled for last month, was postponed after one of the clerics requested time to travel to the US for personal reasons.

The two argued in court that they had not been duly served with the injunction. However, in an affidavit, they later stated that due to the presence of senior political figures, they could not halt the installation.

A video submitted by a lawyer representing a church member shows Rev.

Timothy Njoya walking out in protest during the 25th General Assembly after Mutahi refused to be served with the court order at St. Andrews Cathedral in Nairobi last April.