Pastor Ezekiel Odero now wants the state blocked from freezing his 16 bank accounts.

This emerged at the Mombasa High Court where he had filed an application seeking to reopen his church.

“In the interim and pending the hearing and determination of this application, this honourable court be pleased to issue a conservatory order temporarily restraining the respondents from taking adverse action against Odero or New Life Prayer Center and Church including the freezing of the church accounts in Cooperative Bank and NCBA bank," court papers seen by the Star read in part.

Odero also wants the state compelled to reopen his TV channel.

Justice Olga Sewe on Thursday certified the application for reopening the church as urgent.

She ruled that after perusing the notice of motion and the affidavit sworn by Odero, she was satisfied that the application was indeed urgent.

She has directed him to serve the application to the respondents and appear in court on Monday next week for an inter-parties hearing.

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