Amani National Congress (ANC) Party Leader Musalia Mudavadi has rubbished claims that he and Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula on Sunday stormed out of a Butere church after they were denied an opportunity to address the congregation.
Speaking during a fundraising event in Murang’a County on Sunday, Mudavadi accused the media of spreading propaganda and blowing the incident out of proportion.
According to Mudavadi, they had other engagements which they had to attend to in the Central Kenya region, therefore the move to leave the consecration service of Rev. Rose Okeno as the Bishop of the Butere Diocese.
Mudavadi further noted that he requested Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala to inform ACK Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit of their plans to leave since they were running late for the Murang’a event.
“Ntaka nichukue fursa kwanza kuomba msamaha kwa niaba yangu na ya Wetangula. Tulikuwa kule Butere… Tulianzia kule mapema, tulikuwa kule kuanzia 9:30… Tukaomba msamaha kwa Askofu Sapit, dakika ya mwisho nkatuma Senator Malala kwake nikamwambia tafadhali nenda auambie Bishop Sapit kwa sababu tunasafiri hadi Muranga na tumeskia hotuba ya askofu mpya, ataruhusu tuondoke…
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“Sasa mimi naona porojo, wengine wanasema tulisusia mkutano wa Bishop ambayo anatawazwa, mimi nkasema Mungu asemehe yule ameandika…We respect the church, we were there for several hours, we witnessed everything. So, hio ingine ni porojo, we forget about it, wasamehewe na sisi tuendelee na kazi yetu ,” he said.
ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi, FORD Kenya’s Moses Wetangula, and allied MPs walk out out of church function. [Photo: Courtesy]
Earlier on, reports emerged indicating that Mudavadi, Senator Wetangula and other leaders stormed out of the consecration service after Archbishop Ole Sapit stated that no politician would be allowed to address the congregation henceforth.
Ole Sapit announced that going forward, no politician attending any service at an ACK Church in Kenya should be allowed to access the pulpit and address faithful during a service.
