Nakuru clergy reveal why the church cannot condemn government ills

The church needs to apologize to the to Gen Zs for its failure to play its role of providing a moral compass in the society.

Majority of the church leaders in Nakuru have confessed the failures that the church did to contribute to the current situation in the country.

The leaders claim the church got compromised and lost its moral authority to stand against the ills in the society, which has forced Gen Zs to take their fate into their own hands.

They now want the churches to admit the failure and apologise to the youth of Kenya before guiding them on the way forward.

Dr Jane Njeri Gacohi, a chaplain at Egerton University and a church elder at the Christ is the Answer ministries (CITAM), notes that the church had lost its moral compass by going to bed with politicians, thus unable to stand up against the vices.

Other church leaders, she says, have failed to give moral guidance to the youth after engaging in activities that only serve their individual selfish interests.

“The church has not been a good representative of christ as we have seen hypocrites in churches whose main objective is to serve their stomachs. They sold the church by going to bed with the government and find it difficult to condemn the iniquities,” says Dr Gacohi.

She argues that the church is on the verge of losing the trust and good will of the youth noting that it is high time to reflect and confess their mistakes.

According to her the issues being raised are genuine though the means in which the youth are taking to resolve them are a bit extreme.

“The youth should stop being faceless and leaderless but rather provide a course that can be followed. It will be difficult for the president to work on information from the streets but rather he needs to know who to consult on their behalf and the course to take,” she adds.

She continues, “These are not people who you can bang on the table and force them to do what you want. They are a group that believes their future is being stolen by people who have time and again made a wrong decision for them,” said Dr Gacohi.

Bishop Enos Wekesa, Young Bishop in Nakuru Overseeing Galilee Lighthouse Churches on his part chose to repent on behalf of the churches which he said had failed the Gen Z.

“I stand firmly against the killings and abductions that have occurred. I also repent on behalf of the church, acknowledging that some of the current issues are a result of the church’s past actions, including giving platforms to political leaders,” he says.

According to the clergy the younger generation is exercising their democratic rights, and it is crucial for government bodies to understand that their role is to serve the people.

“It is imperative that the government, while formulating policies, also seeks input from religious leaders and institutions to ensure that these policies do not disproportionately harm the most vulnerable in our society,” adds Bishop Wekesa.

Mr Gabriel Wakibia who is an assistant pastor at the Joy Celebration centre says the church has been compromised and is unable to stand against the ruling class.

According to him, the church was bribed through donations and gifts and later used to influence the people to make certain political decisions.

“What we are seeing is a church being punished for deviating from their sacred role. the leaders allowed politicians to the alter and should start by apologizing to the country. Let the church admit that it got involved and influenced the elections and thereby losing their authority. It is the reason no one is banking on them to mediate the situation,” says Mr Wakibia.