Church calls on Ruto to honour their MoU as they demand the Ministry of Christian Affairs
Church calls on Ruto to honour their MoU as they demand the Ministry of Christian Affairs as promised during campaigns.
President William Ruto has been urged by evangelical pastors to uphold a purported agreement to establish a docket for Christian affairs in his Cabinet.
The pastors assert that during the campaign, President Ruto agreed to establish the special docket in a memorandum of agreement with them.
They also wanted further privileges, such as a register of churches and a tax exemption for goods imported for religious purposes.
“We had an MoU with the Kenya Kwanza government. Every cleric will earn respect in Kenya and ensure that the church and the clergy are protected,” one of the clerics from Kiambu County urged.
“We want to know the fate of the MoU that we signed with our president while he was still the deputy president concerning several aspects including registration, exemption of taxes in importing, economic empowerment and being considered as service providers in the society,” another added.
The clerics were speaking during a prayer meeting at the Oasis of Hope Church.
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua had on September 25 vowed to constantly remind President Ruto of the actualization of the MoU between Kenya Kwanza and the church.
“I took the Bible and swore to assist him. On your behalf, I will continuously remind him on our Mou with you about church issues. Even as he has many responsibilities it is my responsibility to remind you,” Gachagua stated during the Thanksgiving ceremony at State House Nairobi on Sunday, September 25.
The agreement between Ruto and the church includes, among other things, the allocation of budget for churches and appointments to various government positions, according to Bishop Samuel Njiriri of the Federation of Evangelicals and Indigenous Christians Churches of Kenya.
The clergymen also sought a separate docket to discuss religious matters.
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