The use of religion, sometimes on Sundays, as a political platform in the name of interfaith payers is wrong, Rt. Rev. Willybard Lagho Bishop of the Catholic diocese of Malindi has said cautioning against partisan political activism of faith leaders.
Pope Francis has appointed Rt. Rev. Paul Kariuki Njiru, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Embu as the first bishop of newly erected Catholic Diocese of Wote.
Amid protests on the rising cost of living in the country, Catholic bishops in Kenya have appealed to President William Ruto to repeal the Finance Act and institute a process that will seek to achieve the same goals within the current economic context.
The National Dialogue Forum consisting representatives from religious institutions, business fraternity, civil society, and labour movement is recommending national dialogue based on a clearly defined framework that will create a platform for Kenyans to discuss and suggest solutions to longstanding challenges affecting the country.
According to the archbishop, “Leadership needs to be humane, empathetic, compassionate. Currently, the leader is rough, insulting, arrogant and imposing. We are going into a very wrong leadership, which is why religious leaders want to talk.”