Controversial preacher pastor Victor Kanyari has sent social media into a tailspin after performing what he described as a “spiritual intervention” for a man battling an eight-year addiction to masturbation.
Pastor Kanyari, the flamboyant founder of the Salvation Healing Ministry, held nothing back during a high-voltage service at his Njiiru-based church on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
Addressing a young man who had traveled over 250 miles from Kitale, Trans-Nzoia County, the preacher branded the habit a “spirit” that robs men of their natural virility and interest in a partner.
The drama unfolded in front of a packed congregation as Kanyari called the unidentified man to the front of the church. In a blunt lecture that left some members of the flock stunned, the pastor detailed the “dangers” of self-pleasure.
“You mean you have been masturbating for eight years?” the preacher asked, his voice booming over the speakers.
“Masturbation… is where a man finds ways to satisfy himself sexually. And that means he may never have the desire for a woman,” Kanyari explained to his congregants.
Kanyari claimed the man’s desperation was so great that he had spent his last coins on bus fare just to reach the altar in Nairobi.
“Imagine, he has travelled all the way and spent his fare to come and seek my help,” the pastor told the crowd.
The service quickly escalated into a full-scale exorcism. In footage shared to social media, Kanyari is seen lashing out at the “demons” he claimed were possessing the young man.
As the preacher invoked a “spiritual breakthrough,” the man appeared to lose control, trembling before dramatically collapsing to the floor as church members erupted into a fever pitch of prayer.
“I declare that the spirit of masturbation is done!” Kanyari shouted over the fallen man. “I pray for the spirit to vanish and depart from this man in Jesus’ name!”
The “healing” session wasn’t the only controversy surrounding the ministry this week. Just days prior, Kanyari’s close associate and social media personality, Marion Naipei, launched a stinging attack on “stingy” followers who fail to give offerings.
In a defiant TikTok Live on March 10, Naipei suggested that those who don’t contribute financially to the church are only alive by a “lucky break.”
“You do not give offerings, I am sure. And that means you are living on mercy,” she told her critics. “If not for God, some of you would have very bad lives—or some of you would even be dead by now.”
Naipei also laughed off rumors about her lifestyle, proudly confirming that Kanyari pays her bills and school fees. “Don’t even lecture me to stop bragging. Such advice makes me bored and even angry,” she added.
As Kanyari continues to combine “miracle cures” for sexual habits with a hard-line stance on tithing, the Salvation Healing Ministry remains one of the most polarizing—and talked about—churches in the country.
