NEW PARTY FOR ESTHER ARUNGA?

On Tuesday afternoon, an email from someone calling herself Esther Adongo Timberlake was sent out to members of Mlalahoi - a google group - claiming that she is registering a political party named Theory and Democracy in Women Party of Kenya (TDWP). This means that either the real Mrs Timberlake is planning to register a new party or someone masquerading as the ex-TV queen is fooling around.
The email addressed to Kenyan women reads: “Hello women of great minds. Please come out and show that you are capable of leading and not just being tossed like a coin. I did it, Re: Finger of God of which I have no apology to make. Betty Murungi has done it and she has no apology to make. Martha Karua did it. Further still she has absolutely no apology to make. To this end, I am registering a political party named Theory and Democracy in Women Party of Kenya (TDWP) as I run for vice presidency. I am capable and will certainly do it. Come out and support me and my president to be - Hon Hellon.”
We are yet to confirm if it is a spoof email or if indeed Mrs Timberlake did pen it, as Esther and Hellon couldn’t be reached for comment.

ESTHER CHARGED IN COURT

Ex-TV heartthrob Esther Arunga was locked up today (10/03) at the Nairobi law court cells after she denied a charge of being a member of unlawful society. She spent more than three hours at the basement cells before a cash bail of Sh 20,000 secured her freedom.
Esther was ordered by police to present herself to court where the prosecution accused her of being a member of the controversial Finger of God Church - an illegal society.
She pleaded not guilty and chief magistrate Gilbert Mutembei ordered her to pay the monies to secure her freedom.
Mutembei ordered the prosecution to supply her with witness statements it intends to rely on during trial after Esther said the documents will be useful to her defense.
The case will be heard on April 21.

ESTHER CALLS FOR HUBBY QUINCY'S FREEDOM

The Esther Arunga - Joseph Hellon saga has taken a different tune.On Saturday, the two hosted a press conference at their Runda residence where they revealed the name of their political party and stipulated that without Quincy Timberlake’s freedom their grande plans may not come to be.
Esther called for the government to release her ‘husband’ on bond stressing that he is the think tank for their political campaign.
“All the plans are hinged on Quincy leaving prison,” she said. “We have plans to go to Hawaii in two weeks before going into launching our political campaign.”
Quincy who is being held at Industrial Area remand prison is facing charges of absconding court in a criminal case pending at Makadara law courts.
According to the two, CNN’s Larry King is scheduled to beam live from the Runda estate in June, which will offer the much-needed millage to promote their party manifesto. Esther is also planning on meeting former beauty queen and US Vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin later on in the year where they can have a sit down and talk about everything politics.
The ex-TV queen stressed, “Quincy is the mastermind, who has all the significant contacts from all over the world.”
In the same breath she warned all the ladies who are out to get her man. “Keep off, I have fought long and hard to be in this relationship.”
Hellon announced that the political party is called Placenta Party because Kenya is in “the gestation period”. He also stressed that the political party will introduce “terminologies never heard before” and he will be going by the political name Vendetta Supernova in addition to a political code name of Crab Nebula.
They also asked the government to provide them with security, as they are fearful that their lives could be in danger.

HELL! THIS IS GETTING MORE BIZARRE BY THE SECOND

Esther Arunga and Joseph Hellon held another press conference at the Runda residence and revealed just how insane they are raised a number of issues.
Here is a shortlist of what I picked out from the short briefing on K24 news.
One, the political party is called The Placenta Party of Kenya because according to Hellon the country in a ‘gestation period’. And the party tag line is ‘taking back Kenya…change we can count on.’
Two, Hellon’s ‘code name’ as a president is Vendetta Super Nova *shaking head*
Three, they claim that Quincy’s life is in danger and that if he were to be killed, violence would erupt in Nairobi, Rift Valley and Nyanza I’m I being Punk’d? Where are the cameras?.
Four, this one is good. Ati, Larry King will leave the US to come interview him at his Runda home in June. Jeez!
Five, Esther will be meeting up with Sarah Palin later this year to exchange ideas.
Again, I will say it. Jesus take the wheel.

PHOTO/DUNCAN NDOTONO

JUDGE TO ESTHER: YOU CAN’T SUE YOUR PARENTS!

Former TV heartthrob Esther Arunga lost an attempt on Friday to have her parents and police temporarily stopped from ‘interfering with her rights and freedom’.
High Court Judge Lady Justice Jean Gacheche declined to issue the interim orders, saying it was a mother, father and daughter matter. Esther went to court claiming she feared there would arise grave violation of her rights and that she could be detained against her will.
She has sued her father Robert Arunga, her mother Petoline Amollo Arunga and Commissioner of Police Mathew Iteere. She wants them "restrained from in any way directly or indirectly taking physical control of her unless for a cause certified by the court".
In addition, she is seeking for an order permanently restraining her parents and police from interfering with her rights and freedoms in any way except with her express consent, which must be unequivocally given. She is also seeking damages for alleged violations of her rights.
"The first, second and third respondent under Muthaiga and CID headquarters have detained her before against her will," her lawyer Edward Oonge said in court.
The judge ordered the papers to be served on her parents and police and fixed a hearing date for April 26.

ESTHER ARUNGA MARRIES QUINCY AND SUES PARENTS FOR 300 MILLION

Yesterday, former TV news anchor Esther Arunga claimed that she got married to musician Quincy Timberlake – who is currently in police custody - on Wednesday (March 3) at a civil ceremony.
''I am so much in love with Quincy and that’s why I have officially married him, to stop the speculation,'' she told members of the fourth estate who had assembled at Jazz player Joseph Hellon home in Runda.
“I have a certificate of marriage, I’m now Esther Adongo Timberlake.” Esther said. “Just because someone is in jail doesn’t mean you can’t get married,” she said smiling coyly.
Quincy who is now facing charges of absconding court proceedings of a criminal case pending at Makadara law courts has a wife Salome Gideon with whom he has been married to for 11 years and have two sons together. Asked about this and whether she has just wed one of Quincy’s many aliases, Esther responded, “I can’t answer what if’s. That I will leave to you to investigate all I know is that I married Quincy Timberlake.”
Esther who was talking with a noticeable lisp narrated her ordeal after the February 21 arrest when police raided Hellon's house at 2am and arrested the two and other followers of the controversial Finger of God ministry International.
The saxophonist was being held at the Gigiri Police station while Esther was locked up at the Muthaiga police station until 3pm the following day, when she was moved to the CID headquarters on Kiambu road.
She was then released to Dr Frank Njenga custody on a psychiatric evaluation bond. Esther described her five-day experience as “harrowing”.
“I was interrogated and released to Dr Frank Njenga and I was found not medically insane,” she explained but was pained by Njenga’s decision to admit her in his hospital located in Msongari.
“I was heavily sedated, there was a time I wanted to escape and about five people had to hold me down, trap me and forcefully sedate me. That is the kind sedative given to mentally insane patients.
“Once I tried to escape by jumping over an electric fence, luckily they caught me before I could. I was then heavily sedated for two days I was almost comatose.”
Esther continued to explain that she was later transferred to another mental hospital in Chiromo where she was locked up and the only people who could visit where her family members only and she was not allowed the use of phones either.
She was later released to the care of the family, on Monday. But on Tuesday when the parents left her home alone with the domestic help, Esther saw the opportunity to make a clean break. With the help of a well wisher, she hitch hiked and was taken to her lawyer Harun Ndubi.
“I escaped and I don’t plan to go back (home), I’m a married woman now,” She said with finality.


CAPTION: Esther Arunga, Vineyard Hellon and Big Kev's wife Tracy

Yesterday afternoon, with the help of Ndubi, Esther filled a restriction order against her parents Robert Okello Arunga and Petroline Amollo Arunga and the police.
“They cannot arrest me on the basis of where I worship and where I chose to live,” adding, “I’m planning to sue Dr Frank Njenga to the tune of 300 million for unlawful detention and sedation as well as other civil and criminal charges and unfortunately my parents too because they were working on their instruction.”
As a parting shot Esther responded to questions o if she is truly herself. “The way things are happening it is not a form of abnormality. The Esther you saw reading news is not the same one who is now running for office. The one you see now is the full on Esther.”
Meanwhile, the officer in charge of the Industrial remand Prison Pauline Wanja said there was no way the two could have been married in prison because weddings were not allowed in remand prison.
“Quincy is still here and to the best of my knowledge no wedding ceremony has taken place here. In any case such ceremonies are not allowed,” said Wanja.
Esther and Hellon have visited Quincy several times with the latest visit being yesterday.

PHOTOS/DUNCAN NDOTONO

WHERE IS ESTHER ARUNGA?

Television personality Esther Arunga is with her family and undergoing counselling by a well known city pschiatrist, the Star established yesterday.
Family sources who declined to be quoted said: “She is with her family and she is safe.”
They disclosed that Esther visited a city hospital for a check-up after her ordeal in the police station and was immediately released into the custody of her family. The sources said that since her return home, “Esther had changed her attitude” but did not give any further details.
Human rights lawyer Harun Ndubi, who rushed to the aid of Esther, jazz musician and self-confessed leader of the Finger of God church Joseph Hellon, little known music promoter Quincy Timberlake and five other church members when they were arrested had been in contact with Esther.
“I expected to see her in court on Monday together with the others. The last time l was with her was when she recording a statement at the CID headquarters. Since then I have been trying to get a hold of her. The last time I tried to call was Wednesday,” he said.
He said her parents were no longer asking questions about their daughter’s absence anymore. “This may be a broad scheme to which we are all unwitting players to disrupt the activities of The Finger Of God church. This is a case of powerful people using the police in Machiavellian ways and the police agreeing to be used,” he said.
He said the family should seek other means of helping their daughter. “Assuming she needed psychiatric attention, the family would have sought it through the judiciary instead of doing it at the cost of an individual’s freedom.”
Ndubi said it was ‘curious’ that the head of investigation in the serious offences Unit had been assigned to investigate what was a “non-crime.”

ESTHER ORDERED BY JUDGE TO GO FOR COUNSELING

Ex-TV presenter Esther Arunga was ordered to go see a shrink for counseling on Monday while controversial Jazz player who gets a down grade from maestro Joseph Hellon and five followers were arraigned in and charged with being members of unlawful society, the Finger of God Church.
The other members accused alongside Hellon were Quincy Zuma Timberlake, Samuel Onyango, Fredrick Onyango, Vincent Onyango, Grace Njii and Veronica Agape Koteng'o.
But the six through lawyer Harun Ndubi declined to plead to the accusations, saying the charge did not disclose any offense.
Now, they will be remanded in custody till Tuesday when Mr Mutembei will decide whether to dismiss or admit the charge against them.
If found guilty, the court heard, the accused could serve a one year jail term or pay a fine of not more than Sh5 million.
Capital FM report that Esther might be used as a prosecution witness in the case.

MEET QUINCY TIMBERLAKE: THE ELUSIVE CHARACTER

IN my very first piece about the Esther-Hellon cult/con saga in The Star. I alluded to the fact that the two were smack in the middle of a con scam.
They were zealous pawns used by a guy who had read up on them big time and knew everything about them.
He knew Hellon was a big believer of miracles and has always considered Benny Hinn as a spiritual mentor.
On Sunday i meet up with a source who know where Quincy Timberlake lived and had been his buddy for a year or so.
My source said,"Quincy always looked at Esther on TV and said she is a chic he would like to get with. During Project Fame, when we were having our boy talks, he would root for Patricia.Like most Kenyan jamaas he had a thing for Esther."
I also found out that Quincy has a wife with whom she has two sons with. They have been together for 11 years.
It is therefore funny that an email from 'Benny Hinn' asked Hellon to break Esther's engagement months to their wedding with Wilson Malaba.
Anyho, the wife was super shaken when i broke the news to her that Esther was on TV saying she is dating Quincy.
“Quincy is my boyfriend," she said,"You learn to love imperfect people perfectly.“
Just so you know Quincy has many aliases, when he was in Kanda King's band he was a Congolese known as Dezato, with the late Krupt he was Fizzle Dogg now with Hellon and comapny he is Quincy Timberlake, (a.k.a Zuma Wambita) a half caste of a South African mum and Luo dad.

ESTHER ARUNGA ARRESTED FOR BELONGING TO ILLEGAL GROUP

Former TV queen Esther Arunga was on Sunday arrested alongside the church’s head pastor Joseph Hellon, Quincy Timberlake and eight other followers in a night raid at the Finger Of God home in Nairobi’s Runda estate.

They were questioned at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) headquarters after spending the night at separate police stations.

Esther was held at the Muthaiga station with four others including two secondary school students. The others were held at the Gigiri police station.

They were arrested on allegations of belonging to an illegal group, but their lawyer Harun Ndubi said the church is registered. Police spokesman Eric Kiraithe said detectives were investigating “serious allegations.”

Esther’s parents turned up at the Muthaiga station but declined to speak to journalists.

Source

BENNY HINN DENIES EMAILING HELLON

Now, as you all know, The Finger Of God International has been claiming they have been incommunicado with US televangelist Benny Hinn.
The leader of the church Jazz player and Tusker Project Fame teacher Joseph Hellon said at a press conference on Thursday that Benny Hinn is his spiritual leader.

In addition to that, he suspended a member of his church and sent his an SMS that read: "Benny Hinn and I have been talking and the Lord has revealed these things through our talks. Your wedding is nullified. You can’t fight against the Lord and succeed!"

An email from the Benny Hinn ministry handlers claim they did not know anything about it.
Meanwhile in other Benny Hinn news, His wife Suzzane is divorcing him, Why? I don't know.
Suzzane filled for divorce on February 1. The couple married in 1979 and have three daughters and a son, according to a biography on posted on the website for Benny Hinn Ministries.
The silver-haired Hinn is one of the world's most financially successful faith healers.
He lives in a multimillon-dollar home and has flown around the world in a leased Gulfstream jet to lead his "Miracle Crusades," during which tens of thousands of followers have packed stadiums and auditoriums to hear Hinn preach about the Gospel and God's healing powers.

ESTHER INVESTED HALF A MILLIE IN HELLON'S COMPANY

The on going Hellon-Esther-cult fiasco is unraveling with new info daily. Apparently the ex-TV personality Esther Arunga sunk in a good Sh500,000 in a company she co owns with Saxophonist Joseph Hellon called People's Choice.
According to an angry SMS sent to Esther's fiance, Hellon wrote :" You’ve been demanding for sex from Esther. You have her logbook. You’ve been asking her to demand 500k that she put in people music and to sell her shares to you at the spa!"
This is part of the SMS that lead to Wilson Malaba suing Hellon.
Anyho, apart from just been business partners, Esther and Hellon will be running for top offices in the country. Hellon aims at applying for the big job in Kenya, the President and Esther for Vice president come 2012.

ESTHER ARUNGA IN CULT CLAIMS CONTROVERSY

Nairobi is buzzing with news of a TV news anchor who denounced her family, dumped her fiance and quit her job thanks to a US televangelists who gave orders via mail.
Esther Arunga has shocked many a fans after she made the decision to dump her fiance months to their planned wedding,under advisement from church leaders of the Finger Of God.
She then went ahead to quit her lucrative job at KTN where many a viewers loved seeing her read the news. A job she describes on her facebook page as, "The best job ever, i love my job"
Now she has refused to go back home even after cops were called to get her from Runda, where the Church leader Lives.
The church leader, a saxophonist Joseph Hellon has stated that she is old enough to make her own choices on what she is wants to do.