You Can't Use Christ To Get To Power Then Become Corrupt, Kenyan Preacher Tells Off Kenya Kwanza

• Adviser on Anglican Communion Affairs in London and former Anglican Church of Kenya Provost Sammy Wainaina has fearlessly addressed the Kenyan president and politicians
• The cleric was appalled with how Kenya's political class was leading the country and vowed not to be silent about any oppression and threats against Kenyans
• Wainaina also called out the church for being silent when a lot of evils were prevailing under their watch despite being the shepherds

Michael Ollinga is a journalist at TUKO.co.ke with over 10 years of experience covering courts and crimes, special reports, and current affairs in Kenya.

Renowned Kenyan cleric working as the Adviser on Anglican Communion Affairs in London, Reverend Sammy Wainaina, has rattled Kenya's political class with hard-hitting sentiments against poor leadership.

Sammy Wainaina's fiery sermon at All Saints Cathedral

In a fiery sermon at ACK All Saints Cathedral on Sunday, December 17, Wainaina called out Kenya's Parliament, the Opposition, and the Church for being silent as the ruling class steered the country in the wrong direction.

He lamented that the current regime was doing too little to deal with rising corruption.

Wainaina, who has been globe-trotting courtesy of his new assignment in the UK, questioned the frequent national power outages, saying that recent failures have exposed the kind of leaders who campaigned on the platform of Christianity.

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"I hear Kenya Power and Lighting has become Kenya Power and Darkness. Now, you want to spend billions to unbundle power lines. This is corruption after corruption in a government that looked very Christian.

"I remember telling them not to hide behind Christianity. Christianity is being men and women of integrity. You cannot use Christ to get into power and become a corrupt leader when you get there," Wainaina retorted.

Wainaina did not spare the country's Opposition of being weak and silent at a time when Kenyans needed its voice the most.

Kenya's Weakening Opposition

"The context in Kenya is becoming even sadder with the weakening of the Opposition. While we should have a powerful opposition to check on the government, it is getting weaker, and we cannot hear the voice of parliament when there are schemes to silence people," he observed.

Wainaina, in an apparent reference to President William Ruto's sentiments towards courts for declaring the controversial Housing Levy unconstitutional, said it was shameful for leaders to threaten Kenyans and try to infringe on their fundamental freedoms.

"The other day, I read of someone threatening Kenyans from challenging issues in the courts. Kenyans have the right to file matters in court, and political leaders must not threaten Kenyans. They are in power because we voted for them and are there as servants, not bosses, no threats," the cleric stated.

The preacher also called out the church for abdicating its role of speaking truth to power, warning that such silence would allow corruption to permeate the institution.

ACK's voice in Kenya's politics

"Even sadder is that the voice of the church has been silenced. Unfortunately, the church seems to be in bed with the government. They cannot challenge the government. They have become recipients of government appointments and recognition, which is dangerous. If not careful, corruption will permeate every part of the church," continued Wainaina in the viral sermon on social media.

Wainaina stated that All Saints Cathedral was known as a place of agitation, and like former archbishops and provosts, the church would continue using the pulpit to speak truth to powers that be.

"This cathedral has been known as a place of agitation, and many people have used this pulpit in the past, archbishops and provosts, to call on the government, which is the church's role. This church is very central to that. The people of Israel needed a redeemer, and now Kenya needs redemption," he remarked.

Wainaina had fearlessly called out Ruto for failing to address the high cost of living effects his administration had subjected Kenyans to.