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Lawyer Wahome Thuku defends Rev Lydiah Kahiga amid public backlash
26th November, 2025 05:12 PM
City lawyer Wahome Thuku has come out swinging to shield Reverend Lydiah Kahiga from Kenyans’ wrath.
Through a lengthy post on Facebook on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, Wahome first questioned those attacking the servant of God, asking whether they truly understood the message she delivered from the pulpit.
He went on to defend Kahiga’s controversial sermon, where she urged congregants to calculate all their debts and offer 10 per cent of the total to God as a tithe.
Wahome has said the message was being misunderstood by those it was never meant for.
Defending Kahiga’s faith message
“I have followed the criticism levelled against Rev Lydia Kahiga of the PCEA for urging debtors to take 10% of their cumulative debts to church,” Wahome wrote on Facebook.
“Before you criticise the Rev, ask yourself, when last did you tithe? If you haven’t tithed for a damn lifetime, then the message was not for you either way,” Wahome added.
Wahome argued that what sounds unreasonable to many is often the true voice of God.
“The things that sound crazy, unbelievable and totally unreasonable, that is the voice of God,” he stated, adding that God’s ways are not guided by human logic or debate.
He defended Kahiga’s words by giving biblical examples, noting that God instructed Abraham to leave his home for an unknown land, asked Sarah to bear a child at an old age, and told Moses to strike the Red Sea, all of which defied human reasoning.
“That’s God. Totally beating scientific arguments,” Wahome said.
Critics and church backlash
Reverend Kahiga had earlier sparked outrage after advising believers to tithe from their debts, saying such a sacrifice would prompt divine intervention.
“Kama uko na deni ya 150k, tafuta 15k utoe kama tithe na Mungu atakuonekania,” she told her congregation.
Her remarks divided the public, with some calling it spiritual wisdom while others dismissed it as exploitation of struggling believers.
Social media was flooded with reactions questioning whether debt should be treated as income for tithing purposes.
However, Wahome stood firm in her defence. “What Rev Kahiga simply said was, try God at your lowest moment, with your most wanted yet unavailable resource,” he explained.
He concluded by reminding Kenyans that God’s voice has always sounded unreasonable to the masses.
“That God is the same today, tomorrow and forever,” Wahome wrote, as debate over faith, money and spiritual authority continues to rage online.
