A Gilgil Church has expelled two pastors for introducing doomsday teachings among its members.
In a letter to the two, leaders of the International Christian Gospel Preachers of God Church, said the two had enticed members into a cult where they teach false doctrines about the return of Jesus Christ.
They accused the two of introducing "devil worship in the church, misleading members and plunging the church into problems."
The two haved ordered members to gather at their Gilgil compound – baptized Jerusalem - where they have been confined to await the return of Jesus.
The expulsion letter was signed by the church secretary Morris Macharia and copied to the Registrar of Societies, area chief and the police among others.
And as fears continue to mount over the group's clandestine activities, relatives of members of the church have appealed to the government to arrest the leaders to avert a tragedy.
A relative of one of the cult leaders said they had received reports that February 13 had been declared the date for the return of Jesus Christ, after a similar prediction failed to materialise on January 26.
Mr Paul Wagura said his brother, a tutor at a government training institute in Naivasha, has since deserted his job, collected his cooperative savings which he had used to settle his debts in readiness for the doomsday.
He showed the Nation a copy of the bank deposit slip issued after his brother left a friend a Sh85,000 cooperative savings cheque to deposit for him at a Nakuru town bank branch.
The tutor's wife who is a teacher at a Gilgil Primary School, has not reported to duty since school reopened last month. The couple has withdrawn their three children from school.
"We want the government to intervene and arrest these people before we have a repeat of what happened in Uganda two years ago," Mr Wagura said.
Contacted, Gilgil District Officer Gideon Oyagi who ordered the group dispersed last week following public complaints said police were investigating the group's activities.
Relatives said that after the cult's meeting was dispersed last week, the group set up new bases in Elburgon, Rongai, Bahati and Kabatini near Nakuru town to continue with their doomsday preparations.
The Church accused the two of forcing members to resign from employment, remove their children from school, burn clothes and household items and separating families among other misdeeds.
"In view of the above, we have expelled you from the church. Be informed you shall bear the consequences of whatever you are doing alone. The church shall not be held responsible," the letter said in part.