Thursday, November 12, 2020 - Church leaders have called for an extension of President Uhuru Kenyatta's term, once the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) is passed. Addressing the media yesterday, the group of bishops under the Kenya Council of Churches and Ministries (KCCAM), led by Bishop Mark Kariuki, explained that the move was necessary to ensure…
THE STANDARD By
Allan Mungai |
January 29th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Bishop Garison Okech, retired Citam bishop Boniface Adoyo and ODM leader Raila Odinga, at Ufungamano House in Nairobi yesterday. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]
ODM leader Raila Odinga yesterday pushed back against accusations he was against the church.
Raila told religious leaders at Ufungamano House in Nairobi that he is a devout Christian and had survived numerous tribulations, among them political detention and family tragedy, on account of God’s mercies and miracles.
He pleaded with religious leaders to support his cause to amend the Constitution.
Raila recalled trials he had faced, from detention to losses in his own family, as he dismissed ‘holier than thou’ people he said were questioning his belief in God.