Kiambu preachers denounce intimidation by state agents: “Mlango Wa Kanisa Imefungwa na Serikali”

• Religious leaders in Kiambu have raised the alarm over allegations of intimidation by state agents, saying their churches were being closely monitored.
• Pastors have expressed concerns about unidentified individuals attending services and refusing to reveal their identities, creating fear among worshipers.
• They accused local leaders and lawmakers of investigating their sermons and guests, suggesting the government is trying to control church activities.
• Regretting their support for President William Ruto in the 2022 elections, clerics are questioning whether their support has led to these troubling consequences.

Didacus Malowa, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Religious leaders from various churches in Kiambu have raised concerns over allegations of intimidation by state agents.

Preachers claimed government interference had turned their places of worship into places of fear.

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At a press briefing, pastors expressed distress over unidentified individuals attending religious services and refusing to reveal their identities.

“Even they come and sit at the back, these people we don’t know, and when we ask them to give their names, they don’t answer. Later, they come out and start asking these worshipers: “Why did you call? these (church guests) people?’” lamented one pastor.

Clergy argued that such actions are part of a worrying new trend in which local chiefs and political leaders closely monitor church activities.

They alleged that MPs inquire about what pastors preach and which guests attend their services.

“We say you see that the leader is taking the opportunity to find out what the church has taught. And if you are the MP of that area and people have come, you call to find out what a certain pastor said and why “Some people came to church. This now appears to indicate that the church doors are being closed by the government and that it is they who determine who can come to church,” they said.

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Preachers highlighted growing unease as police were reportedly sent to monitor preaching activities, seeing it as an attempt to suppress their ministry.

What does the Kiambu monk regret?

Pastors have admitted regretting their decision to support President William Ruto in the 2022 general elections.

The clerics questioned whether their support led to these repercussions, pointing out that they supported him because he was a believer.

“We say we regret this because we wonder why we didn’t think that after we did what we did (supporting William Ruto for president), there would be consequences and we would be followed as if we had committed a sin. “We knew we placed the president there because he is also a servant of God,” they lamented.

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In a moving sermon, the cleric admitted that during the campaigns she was convinced that Ruto was God’s chosen one.

However, his confidence in leaders has diminished due to glaring errors that are straining the economy.

Edited by Otukho Jackson, multimedia journalist and editor at TUKO.co.ke

Source: TUKO.co.ke