Matiang’i Heckled at Bishop Wanjiru’s Church

Former Cabinet Secretary and Jubilee Party leader Dr Fred Matiang'i was heckled during a church service at Jesus Is Alive Ministries (JIAM) in Nairobi, on Sunday, October 11, 2026.

As Matiang'i stood to address the congregation during a worship service hosted by former Housing Assistant minister Bishop Margaret Wanjiru, a group of youth began shouting and heckling him, prompting a tense confrontation inside the sanctuary.

An angered Matiang'i paused his speech to lecture the disruptors, stating in Swahili: "I will stop this!" (I will put a stop to this!) and warning that such behavior was "nonsense" engineered by rival politicians.

He emphasized that churches must remain places of worship and discipline, criticizing the breakdown of order and security in public gatherings.

“The Church should be respected. This country needs a firm leadership and follows the law the way it is supposed. We can’t accept such actions of heckling because we want a free country where people do what they are supposed to do,” he said.

Matiang’i attended the service alongside Kitutu Chache South MP Anthony Kibagendi, Kitutu Masaba MP Clive Gisairo, Borabu MP Patrick Osero, former Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu, former Borabu MP Ben Momanyi and Nairobi County Chief Officer Geoffrey Mosiria, among other leaders.

The former CS said he had joined the faithful to pray for God’s continued guidance, wisdom and blessings upon the country and its people.

He said churches should be allowed to conduct their services without interference, arguing that such disruptions undermine the freedom of worship guaranteed under the Constitution.

“I am very firm, and a believer in discipline and order. This behaviour you are seeing here, some of it engineered by leaders of Nairobi,” Matiang’i said.