A Nigerian pastor, Joseph Ifeanyichukwu Ezeking, has been arrested in Kenya for preaching without permit.

Daily Nation reports that Ezeking, who was arrested alongside a Kenyan woman, Alice Kawira, has been charged to court.

The duo, on several dates between January and September this year preached without work permit in Embu and Meru counties.

Kawira was charged with harbouring the foreigner at her place while knowing that he was illegally engaging in the evangelism.

Appearing before Isiolo Principal Magistrate Evanson Ngigi on Wednesday, the duo was also charged with obstructing police officers from arresting them.

The suspects, who pleaded not guilty to the charges, were each released on a Sh100, 000 bond. The case will be heard on January 30, 2020.