Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi has announced that he will no longer participate in church fundraising activities, instead directing his focus on community empowerment projects.
Speaking on Wednesday, August 27, Sudi said he had grown weary of criticism from certain church leaders and would therefore step back from making contributions in places of worship.
"You’ve heard how some church people keep saying all sorts of things and making noise. I’ve decided to put church matters aside. Next year, I’ll focus only on empowerment, and I’ll do it right here in Kapseret throughout the year.
"My goal is to reach the youth, women, and elders so that we can come together where it really matters," he said.
Interestingly, this comes months after Sudi stated that it was not the politicians' fault for participating in church harambees.
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In a video posted on his social media account on Tuesday, November 19, he explained that local church leaders are the ones who approach them to assist in raising funds for various projects.
"Those local pastors and believers are the ones who make contributions until some of them run away because they have to contribute every Sunday. I wonder why someone would oppose help being offered in the local churches," he remarked.
Sudi maintained that politicians would continue giving to the church as they are also part of the body of Christ.
He also called on the church leaders to forgive them for any wrongdoings, further calling upon them to guide the current political leadership where necessary.
"I can see that the Bishops are unhappy and they now want to refund the money donated to the church. I want to ask for forgiveness because sometimes we go straight to the local churches without going through them. I don't understand where the problem is," he added.
On community empowerment, Sudi recently revealed that he and his friends raised Ksh45 million to purchase essential goods for distribution across the constituency.
Speaking during the handover ceremony on Friday, June 6, he noted that the funds were privately mobilized and not sourced from public coffers.
Sudi was quick to clarify that none of the funds came from the government, insisting that the initiative was a purely private effort.
"My friends and I talked and raised Ksh45 million which has been used to buy these goods. I want to make it clear that from the money raised, not even a shilling came from the government; not even a cent," he said.
Sudi also credited his resourcefulness and ability to mobilize support as a key reason for his continued empowerment.
"I have always said that I'm an 'engineer' and it is because of that that you have elected me for three terms; as an MP, I had to develop networks. That's why I was telling you to elect leaders who have networks," he added.
