“Not A Fitting Leader, Resign!” – Church Leaders Demand Action Against Senator Cherargei
The Church and Clergy Association of Kenya has strongly denounced Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei’s “unfortunate and unfitting remarks” at a church service in Kapsabet on November 9, 2025.
Senator Cherargei warned Kenyan activists, whom he accused of damaging regional stability with “bad manners” at the service, calling neighbouring presidents to crack down on them.
“I want to warn our activists who are busybodies… Stop exporting your bad manners to other countries,” he said.
“Stop it! I want to ask President Museveni and President Samia Suluhu Hassan, if you find any busybody activists who want to destabilise the peace and tranquillity of your countries, finya hawa uwarudishe nyumbani tuwamalizie (deal with them, then deport them to Kenya so that we can finish them).”
Bishop Hudson Ndeda, national chairman of the Clergy Association, stated that the words made from the pulpit constitute “propagating physical violence against activists whose contribution to our democracy is vital.”
Bishop Ndeda stated that the organization was “shocked to see a senator take the podium in a church service and speak words that are not fitting for a leader.”
“In addition, it was both shocking and disturbing to witness the said senator defending himself by stating that the utterances were cautionary and plainly refused to apologise to the Kenyan people,” reads the statement.
Senator Cherargei: I want to ask Presidents Museveni and Samia Suluhu to deal with (‘finya’) Kenyan activists destabilising peace and tranquility in Uganda and Tanzania.#FixingTheNationNTV @Nationfmke @Mariambishar @ericlatiff @Officialjmbugua pic.twitter.com/qYNmSGDb0N
— NTV Kenya (@ntvkenya) November 10, 2025
“The church condemns the unfortunate utterances in the strongest terms possible as they are not fitting of a leader in the office that Hon. Cherargei occupies.”
It also adds that: “It is our view that the senator, being a state office,r has violated chapter six of the constitution on leadership and integrity and is therefore not fit to hold that office.”
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The clergy are pushing the Inspector General of Police to investigate the senator’s remarks.
They also asked the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to summon him over comments that they believe could incite violence.
They also want the Senate to consider a censure motion against him, arguing that it would have been “advisable” for the member to step down because his behavior is incompatible with leadership in a free country.
The association further urged churches across the country to be more vigilant as the political season approaches, warning against allowing politicians to use the pulpit to sow division or threaten national cohesion.
“Not A Fitting Leader, Resign!” – Church Leaders Demand Action Against Senator Cherargei
