An Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) bishop has slammed leaders who have been castigating churches for accepting donations from politicians said to be proceeds of corruption during fundraisers, saying that they will continue receiving the money until the courts declare such leaders corrupt.
Bishop Timothy Gichere of the ACK Mt Kenya Central diocese said no one should label or condemn others as corrupt as one is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
He added that the church cannot distinguish between “clean” money and money gotten from corruption scandals.
The bishop urged those condemning the church to stop it and allow the investigating agencies to do their work without undue political interference.
“When leaders come to church and contribute money with clean hearts, we can’t decline because we are not in a position to know if the money is gotten from corruption and we are not there to rebuke and label people as corrupt because that is the obligation of the courts.
“Let the judicial process go on without politicising the war on graft so that the culprits can be arrested and charged,” he said.
Kenyans have condemned his sentiments in the best way they know how: