Pastor Kanyari recalls time Kenyans sent him over Ksh1.5M in one hour after crying on TV
By Steve Ireri, March 22, 2026Salvation Healing Ministry founder Pastor Victor Kanyari has revealed that Kenyans once sent him over Ksh1.5 million in donations after he cried on live Television.
Speaking during his Sunday, March 22, 2026 service, Kanyari recounted how he appeared on TV and cried for an entire hour, sharing stories about his church being demolished and the land being grabbed.
He revealed that amid the emotional display, he discovered that within one hour, Kenyans had sent money to his three phones, totalling over Ksh1.5 million.
“That time when my church was demolished, I cried on live TV for one hour. My church, on television, I cried so much. I remember saying that witches had brought down my church and that my church land had been grabbed. Amid all that drama and crying, when I opened my eyes, I found that in my three phones, Kenyans had sent 500,000 in each, so I had over 1.5 million,” he shared.
The preacher insisted that he was shocked by the immediate support and decided to continue crying, knowing that his emotional appeal was generating donations.
He explained that he instructed his secretary to withdraw the funds promptly.
“I was shocked that it happened in just one hour, and I decided to keep on crying because I saw that my move had helped generate money. I told my secretary to withdraw all that money immediately. I went on to cry for one month, knowing more money would come,” he said.
Kanyari further revealed that he went on to cry for an entire month, anticipating further contributions.
He explained that his strategy was eventually interrupted when another pastor advised him not to cry daily, suggesting that he should ask the donors to contribute directly toward building the church instead.
The preacher added that while people were willing to send donations in response to his tears, they were not interested in providing construction funds, which limited the long-term utility of the approach.
“What ruined that strategy was when another pastor came to me and advised that I should not cry every day. He suggested that I should ask those who were sending me money to contribute toward building, but they did not want to send construction money; they only wanted to send because I was crying,” he shared.