The provost of All Saints Cathedral, Rev. Canon Sammy Wainaina, has lashed out at churches that allow politicians to stage campaign rallies saying the move has brought more harm than good to the body of Christ
Speaking to his congregants on Sunday, Rev. Wainaina said that the decision by churches to back politicians who have been implicated in graft cases because this ultimately undermines the church’s core values.
He pointed out that churches are actively supporting political proposals even though they ought to avoid getting involved in politics, especially while electioneering is still rampant.
“Unfortunately the church has become captive of our politicians so that they come here and they demand to speak. But you Christians want to be entertained by our corrupt politicians. You want them do display money in the public,” he said.
“If the church is corrupt it cannot heal the nation. And so the question about the church and politics starts with me and you we shouldn’t expect a miracle from the top.”
Rev. Wainaina continued by criticizing the manifestos put forth to Kenyans by the candidates for president as being unachievable.
He said that politicians have mastered the art of deceit and that Kenyans should be wary of them by pointing out a few promises made by the current government that were never fulfilled.
“What is the manifestos, can they be achieved, can we afford them, are they realistic? The dead horse is being raffled,” he said.
“The stadiums were the old dead horse ruffles, were they done? The roads that we were promised, the laptops for our children were they done. Why do you get lied at and you clap and get entertained. How sad that our politicians cheat us. I pray that this country will not just be held by politicians but by institutions that hold a country,” he said calling on the The Judiciary, Media, Police, Civil Servants, County Governments and IEBC to be vigilant in upholding integrity.
Rev. Wainaina urged the Church to take the lead in the struggle against dishonest politicians, noting that Kenya shouldn’t anticipate any changes from the incoming administration.
“With a dwindling economy and hollow politics and loss of trust in the institutions I pray that in this mind of July our minds will be ready to give Kenya to God. As long as the motivation for leadership in this country is about power and money then we should not expect a miracle,” Wainaina said.