Danson Omari, representing the other three accused, requested a cash bail that was “reasonable and affordable”.
“The three have since been fired by the church and are therefore praying to be granted a cash bail that is both reasonable and affordable,” said Mr Omari.
Earlier, there was a heated debate between the defence, prosecution and the complainant about whether to defer the case or not.
Mr Mutitu said the church had mechanisms of dealing with such matters.
“The General Assembly a few months ago appointed a committee to deal with the matter and is yet to give its report. The church has not exhausted all its machinery in settling the dispute,” he said.
Split church
Omari said charging the five would split the church, which has 10 million followers.
“Let us save the church by deferring the plea taking by the accused persons today. If the plea is taken, the damage (it) will do to the church will not be redone with consent to withdraw among the parties. Taking the plea could end up doing (more) harm to the church than the general welfare,” he said.
The lawyers representing the church – Kimamo Muchiri and Henry Leparmarai – told the court they did not have proper instructions on the matter from their client.
“We have received… mixed reactions… therefore leave the court to direct on the matter,” said Mr Kimamo.
