- Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi says giving in churches is a Christian tradition that won’t be easily eradicated
- According to him, the section of Kenyans opposed to monetary offerings in the places of worship must not have been brought up well
- The Kenyan churches have lately been under scrutiny of the public, which accuses them of admitting cash from politicians, which is apparently looted
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Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi has scoffed at Kenyans who oppose politicians giving money in churches.
Sudi said generosity in church is part of the teaching people get in their formative years.
According to him, anyone opposed to monetary giving in church was not raised well and is not accustomed to the Christian teachings.
“Those who are against us giving in church should forgive us because we have no choice but to do it. When you see those opposing giving in church, it is because their parents didn’t take them to Sunday schools. I urge all parents to take their children to Sunday school, and they will understand the journey to heaven,” Sudi said.
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Sudi’s remarks resonate with those of President William Ruto, who vowed to continue with his multimillion-shilling donations in churches despite the public’s disapproval.
The Kenyan churches have been under scrutiny from the woke public, which accuses them of accepting monies from politicians who might have apparently looted from the public coffers.
In his argument, the president said giving has been part of his culture, and he won’t stop it anytime soon.
Ruto caused a storm in March this year after a massive donation to a church in Nairobi.
How Ruto irked Kenyans with KSh 20m church donation
During a service on March 2 at Jesus Winner Ministry in Roysambu, Ruto pledged KSh 20 million for the construction of a futuristic worship centre, estimated to cost KSh 1 billion.
Besides his personal donation, the president vowed to rally his friends to contribute an additional KSh 100 million.
Ruto’s pledge caused a pandemonium online, with Kenyans opposed to it vowing to raid the church and grab the monies.
According to them, Ruto’s donation was the proceeds of corruption and was hence using the church to sanitise his presumed acts.
A quarter of some Kenyans also addressed a demand letter to the Jesus Winner Ministry resident cleric, Pastor Edward Mwai, whom they asked to decline the president’s donation.
Why Kenyans wanted Nairobi church to return Ruto’s donation
Through their lawyer Ndegwa Njiru, the group alleged that the funds were “dirty money”.
They told the cleric to return the funds if he was in receipt, or else they would institute legal action against him.
In the meanwhile, the Catholic Church in Kenya is known to have declared that no politician would be allowed to donate cash in the pulpit.
In November last year, a Catholic church in Nairobi’s Soweto area rejected a KSh 5 million donation the president had given.
The church’s representatives were to go for the cash at the State House, Nairobi.
Many Kenyans celebrated the move, saying it was a step in the right direction regarding the fight against corruption.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
