President William Ruto is likely to face new faces in anti-government criticism after religious leaders vowed to mobilize Kenyans against the government.
The clergymen from Nyanza region have urged Kenyans to prepare for the next direction should the government continue with oppressive policies.
The men of God said they will lead Kenyans in civil disobedience. Civil disobedience is the deliberate and public refusal to obey certain tax laws, demands, or commands of a government or authority, typically as a form of protest.
Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah on Sunday said President Ruto received criticism from the church and was willing to listen to them.
Speaking during a church service in Soweto, Ichung’wah said the anti-Ruto sentiments doesn’t means Kenyans have lost trust in his leadership.
He insisted that Kenyans want to keep him on toes to deliver what he promised.
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja urged Kenyans to give Ruto more time to fulfill his promises. He reminded them that Ruto had only served two years.
The sentiments from Ruto’s allies comes after Embu residents expressed displeasure with Ruto. Leaders in attendance included his Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, former president Uhuru Kenyatta and former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua.
On Sunday, Gachagua urged leader to accept criticism from the clergymen.
Speaking during a church service in Kajiado on Sunday, Gachagua issued a warning to leaders who he claimed thought had too much power.
He said the recent trend of leaders attacking religious leaders was backwards.
” That culture of being arrogant and abusive to religious leaders was there in the 1990s during Moi’s regime,” Gachagua said adding, “I can see the same pattern and we all know what the consequences were.” Gachagua said.
By Nairobi