Editor's Review

"Nobody is fighting the Church at all but there are two or three people amongst thousands of preachers, who are using the Church to drive criminal activities.

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has asked religious leaders to support the government’s plan to review regulations governing religious organizations.

Speaking on Friday, May 12 during the memorial service of John Njoroge Ndung'u, father of Juja MP George Koimburi at Matangi-Kimbo in Kiambu County, DP Gachagua said the task force that was formed by President William Ruto aims to help streamline the registration and records of the religious organizations.

The Second in Command stated that there are some people exploiting the Bible for commercial enterprise and promoting criminal activities.

"Nobody is fighting the Church at all but there are two or three people amongst thousands of preachers, who are using the Church to drive criminal activities. Even in the government, health and the media there are rogue people. The rogue elements in the church will be dealt with individually," said Gachagua.

File image of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua

Read More

  1. Rigathi Gachagua Suffers Another Blow in Court
  2. MP Mwengi Mutuse Sends Message to Rigathi Gachagua
  3. President Ruto Challenges High Court’s Jurisdiction on Gachagua Petition

The DP stated that the majority of the religious people are good but stated that the government would not allow a few criminals and extremists who hide behind religion to exploit people.

“We are not going to punish the church because of an individual's behavior, those who mislead the faithful must be isolated and take responsibility as individuals. Majority of our pastors are good people, 99.9 percent of them are good. Allow the government to weed out the 0.1 percent that is giving the Church of Christ a bad name," he stated.

He further stated that the government would protect the freedom of worship as guaranteed by the Constitution.

"I want to confirm that the Constitution guarantees the freedom of worship. President William Ruto and I took the Bible and men and swore to defend and uphold the Constitution. We shall guarantee to the letter freedom of worship. Ourselves, the President and I, are friends of the church," Gachagua added.