WHY IS KENYA RIDDLED WITH CORRUPTION AND KENYANS ARE GOD LOVING PEOPLE?

 WHY IS KENYA RIDDLED WITH CORRUPTION AND KENYANS ARE GOD LOVING PEOPLE?


Christianity is the main religion in Kenya. As of 2019, over 85 percent of the population identified as Christians, among which 33.4 percent were Protestants, 20.6 percent Catholics, 20.4 percent Evangelicals, and seven percent from African Instituted Churches. Nearly 11 percent of Kenyan were Muslim. The practice of religion in Kenya is real and children start following the religions of their parents at an early age. There are Christians, Muslims as well as Hindu religious leaders. On Sunday in rural counties it is rare to find people walking about on Sunday. Some churches worship from morning to lunchtime or evening. The elephant in the room is corruption. Corruption is manifested on the road by the traffic police, in courts, tenders and government offices. How come these people are the same ones who can be seen praying and praising God but come Monday to Saturday corruption is at its peak. Parliament of Kenya hosted the 18th Edition of the National Annual Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, 27th May, 2021 at the Senate Grounds in Parliament. President Uhuru Kenyatta, and deputy President graced the occasion which was hosted by the two Speakers of Parliament. The National Prayer Breakfast is an annual ecumenical event offered under the auspices of the Speakers of the National Assembly and the speaker of the Senate; and organized by a group of dedicated volunteers which make up the National Prayer Breakfast Organizing Committee.

The purpose of the National Prayer Breakfast is to meet, engage, interact and together pray for the nation in the company of fellow leaders from all sectors of society. But the two houses comprising of parliament and the senate are not sensitive to the needs of the common mwananchi. Look at the rising prices of fuel and they just look on without cushioning the common mwananchi who elected them. They have not enacted the stringent laws which can deter corrupt people.

 Let religious groups join hands to eradicate this corruption in our midst. Let them preach in mosques and churches eradication of corruption. They should preach about its vices and condemn in public corruption like the way the catholic bishop removed their shoes and condemned corruption. In Kenya today a prayer must be conducted before any event begin. May it be a seminar, function or parliament proceeding, but on the ground their religiosity cannot be seen in action. Members of the interfaith council should also involve themselves in condemning corruption cases because Covid cases are similar like corruption cases in Kenya and to deter more cases.

 

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Veronica onjoro

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