In a potentially explosive rebuttal, Deputy President William Ruto has dismissed church leaders over plans to review donations from politicians, saying they are Christians first and ‘other titles after’.
Dr. Ruto posted a 48-worded statement on Twitter mucking the controversy over church fundraisers that are popular with Kenyan politicians.
“Since Sunday school we learned to kneel before and worship GOD that’s the ONLY reason we stand before men. We will continue to worship JEHOVAH with our hearts and substance.
We are unashamed of our God & unapologetic of our faith. We are Christians first another title after,” he said.
His statement comes a day after the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) through its archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit said it was evil to clean proceeds of corruption by donating to charity.
“Let us not allow Harambee money to become a subtle way of sanitising corrupt leaders,” Sapit said at a media briefing by the Multi-sectoral Initiative Against Corruption.
Last week, the Catholic Church in Kenya, through a resolution of the Conference of Bishops, instructed priests to bar leaders from politicking in church.
Bishop David Kamau said churches must remain true to what they are meant for, adding that politicians should politic elsewhere.
“We met recently as Catholic Bishops and passed a resolution that we should not allow politicians to interfere with our congregations or to bring politics in our churches,” said Bishop Kamau.
He added: “We would like our politicians to understand that we don’t want to mix issues. Let us leave politics where it belongs and the church where it belongs.”