Siaya church leaders are calling on President William Ruto and his Deputy, Rigathi Gachagua to engage each other and cool down the rising political temperature that risks dividing the country.
Through the Siaya county church leaders’ forum, the religious leaders are lamenting that the verbal exchange between deputy president and alleged associates of the president were making Kenyans question the two leaders’ faith in Christianity that they used to secure their current positions.
Speaking in Siaya town today after the meeting, the leaders, led by their chairman, archbishop James Opiyo Anyango called on politicians across the political divide to engage on talks that can unify the country.
Archbishop Opiyo called on Deputy President to respect the President and seek for a private meeting with him to address issues that he thinks are not going right.
The organizing secretary of the forum, bishop Wilfred Amollo said that as Christians, the two should be in the fore front of championing dialogue.
“We would want the two to come together and dialogue in a peaceful environment” said bishop Amollo who lamented that the country was witnessing too much politicking yet elections were three years away.
A member of the forum, Bishop Martin Arara said what was happening now was a clear manifestation that the unity that the duo portrayed while seeking Kenyans’ votes during the last general election was built on deceit.
“It was not genuine and that is why they find it difficult to work together,” said bishop Arara adding “what is happening is a clear manifestation that these two leaders were cheating us. They are not genuine Christians and should go back to the church and receive Christ afresh”.
Bishop Arara told the president and his deputy to stop using church forums to propagate their differences, adding that this was hurting both the church and Christians.
He called on church leaders to stop giving politicians platforms to spew messages that leave the country divided.
By Philip Onyango
