JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
1. The facts which gave rise to the appeal before us are straight forward. The appellant herein has been a staunch member of the African Inland Church of Kenya (A.I.C) since his childhood. Of relevance is that sometime in the year 1994, a fellow congregant, Mary Kaptuiya Komen, levelled serious accusations against the appellant touching on his spiritual and moral uprightness. In a nutshell, she alleged that the appellant was bent on breaking up her relationship with her then fiancée, who now is her husband, Joseph Cheserek.
2. According to the appellant, the allegations were false and had caused so much havoc resulting in him being shunned and scolded by members as well as the leadership of the Koiserat local church which he attends. It appears this caused the appellant a lot of anguish and he embarked on a mission to clear his name. He approached the leadership of the local church to mediate between him and Mary on the matter in line with the AIC constitution whic…