Church Goes Bare Knuckle On Ruto While Urging Kenyans To Call Out Gov’t Lies
The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) has urged Kenyans to reject government propaganda and take action to hold their leaders accountable.
In a joint statement signed by Chairman Rev. Dr. Elias Otieno Agola and General Secretary Rev. Canon Chris Kinyanjui on Tuesday, NCCK voiced great concern about the country’s current plight, comparing it to that of a critically ill patient.
The church group stated that the difficulties confronting Kenya today are a direct outcome of the public’s proclivity to listen to and trust deceptive narratives promoted by political leaders attempting to maintain or gain power.
“The situation in our country is the direct result of our tendency, as the people of Kenya, to listen to and believe the narratives peddled by persons seeking to rise to or to hold onto politics and leadership. These narratives are often premised on lies and falsehoods,” read the statement.
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“We appeal to you, Brothers and Sisters, to be seekers of truth. Do not just believe what is said, but take a step to verify if what you have been told is true.”
The churches also expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of the present Members of Parliament (MPs), accusing them of betraying the people who elected them.
Instead of carrying out their constitutional obligation to check the Executive, the churches complained that MPs had become involved in imposing oppressive laws and policies.
“Instead of representing the people they have become spanner boys carrying out the work of the Executive,” said NCCK.
“Instead of oversighting the Executive, they are cheerleaders in oppressing the people. Instead of speaking for the people, they are making oppressive laws. This state is unsustainable.”
The council then urged voters to take action, reminding them of their constitutional right to recall MPs who are not serving the interests of their constituencies.
“We encourage you as voters to collect signatures and commence the processes of recalling the Members of Parliament who are not performing as per your requirements and demands,” NCCK said.
“As the electorate, you are the employer, not a servant, of the Members of Parliament and other elected leaders, and the right of recall is the disciplinary measure availed to us by the Constitution.”
NCCK also commented on the reconstruction of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), calling the government’s inability to do so an insult to the Kenyan people and a direct attack on the country’s democratic process.
The council voiced alarm over continued attempts to undermine the country’s constitutional and legal framework, warning that such actions risk tearing Kenya apart.
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“IEBC is the most crucial organ in the exercise of democracy in Kenya, for it is the body mandated to facilitate election and removal of leaders,” said NCCK.
“The persistent refusal by the current political leadership to reconstitute the IEBC is a major insult to the people of Kenya and an attack on who we are as a nation.”
“We encourage you, as the citizens of Kenya, not to give your elected leaders and their appointees peace until they heed to the demand for urgent recruitment of IEBC Commissioners as provided for in the Constitution.”
NCCK’s statement continued: “We urge you to raise your voices to demand that the Judiciary concludes the cases touching on the IEBC reconstitution within the next two weeks. We must get back our democracy.”
Church Goes Bare Knuckle On Ruto While Urging Kenyans To Call Out Gov’t Lies
