Deputy President William Ruto was not letting this go without a fight. After all, the self-confessed son of God who has gone ahead to invent Mathew Chapter 35 was not about to let mere mortals dictate to him what to do in his father’s house.
And so, hit back he has.
This is after Anglican Church Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit waded into the debate when he announced that the church will review donations by political leaders.
Sapit spoke against using pulpits to ‘clean’ stolen money in the guise of charitable donations. But Ruto has said his faith comes first before ‘politician’ titles.
“Since Sunday school we learned to kneel before and worship GOD that’s the ONLY reason we stand before men,” he said.
“We will continue to worship Jehovah with our hearts and substance.”
Ruto added that he is not unashamed of his God and is unapologetic of his faith.
“We are Christians first other titles after,” he added.
The churches spoke against the backdrop of a vicious debate on harambees in churches.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga had hit out at corrupt leaders for turning churches into avenues of laundering money obtained illegally from public coffers.
Ruto’s penchant for church donations has been a subject of heated debates, with a number of leaders questioning the source of the millions he has been using to bankroll church activities all over the country.
The DP has, however, remained unapologetic and fashioned himself as an evangelist dedicated to spreading the gospel and supporting churches – at one point saying he is investing in heaven.