Controversial televangelist James Ng’ang’a Maina is in court for the hearing of a case to answer to charges of obtaining money by false pretence.

Ng’ang'a is alleged to have obtained Sh3.6 million from one Wickson Njoroge Mwathi promising he would lease him a residence in the leafy suburbs of Karen.

James Maina Ng'ang'a. PHOTO/COURTESY

The Neno Evangelist founder and preacher is said to have obtained the money in April 2016 at the Neno Evangelism Center located at the Junction of Uhuru highway and Haile Selassie Avenue.

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Ng'ang'a's application to keep the media at bay from the ongoing Sh. 3.2 million fraud case, has been rejected by the court.

Neno Evangelism Centre. PHOTO/COURTESY

The flamboyant man of God is not new to the corridors of justice as he was once charged with causing the death of a woman by dangerous driving in 2015.

The court acquitted him of the charge. The court's decision to acquit him angered many Kenyans who felt that justice was not served to the victim.

Ng'ang'a's car involved in the 2015 accident. PHOTO/COURTESY