Robert Burale Sues Alex Mwakideu and Ex-Wife for Sh20 Million Over Explosive YouTube Interview

A storm has hit Kenya’s entertainment and gospel circles after flamboyant city pastor and motivational speaker Robert Burale slapped Radio 47 presenter Alex Mwakideu and his ex-wife Rozina with a Sh20 million defamation suit over a viral YouTube interview that he says “tore his reputation to shreds.”

In court papers filed at the Milimani Chief Magistrates’ Court, Burale claims the October 4, 2025 episode on Alex Mwakideu TV—dramatically titled “My Biggest Mistake Was Marrying Robert Burale”—was nothing short of a public execution of his character.

Burale says the interview painted him as “manipulative, hypocritical, a swindler, and homosexual,” a cocktail of allegations he insists are pure lies, deliberately concocted to humiliate him before his followers and destroy his image as a man of God.

“The remarks were malicious, reckless, and intended to assassinate my character,” Burale states in his affidavit, accusing Alex Mwakideu of acting more like a gossip peddler than a journalist.

He adds that Mwakideu never reached out to verify the claims or give him a chance to respond before releasing the bombshell interview and then made matters worse by urging viewers to “share widely.”

Burale says the damage was instant and devastating. His phone was flooded with calls, his social media pages trolled, and congregants left in shock. “It was a public lynching,” a source close to him told Kenya Insights, adding that the pastor was “deeply wounded” by the betrayal.

The pastor now wants the court to order the removal of the video, compel a public apology, and award him Sh20 million in damages for emotional anguish, reputational harm, and loss of credibility.

The case also cites a Radio 47 segment aired on October 7, where Mwakideu appeared to backtrack, claiming he was unaware of the full details of the interview before it went live — a statement Burale calls “an attempt to wash his hands after the damage was done.”

Rozina and Alex Mwakideu have been named as the first and second defendants respectively. The case has been fast-tracked, but the two are yet to file their responses.

The explosive lawsuit has lit up social media, with fans trading blame between the pulpit and the podcast. Some accuse Mwakideu of crossing the line for views, while others say Burale is trying to silence uncomfortable truths.

As the court battle looms, all eyes are on Milimani — where the lines between faith, fame, and freedom of speech are about to be tested.