• Rev. Wainaina said the church had failed in playing its part, which is preaching and telling the truth.
• He said the other half will be on the political leadership.
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Outgoing All Saints Cathedral Provost Dr Sammy Wainaina now says that if Kenya fails as a country, the church will take half the blame for its contribution to the sorry state of the nation.
He said the other half will be on the political leadership.
Speaking on Wednesday, Rev. Wainaina said the church had failed in playing its part, which is preaching and telling the truth.
He said the church had allowed politicians to tell lies and hurl insults at one another on the pulpits, adding that this is wrong.
"What I want to ask the church is if truly we shall be the light and the salt of Kenya, we can't remain where we are. God is calling us to arise. If this nation goes down, the church will take half the blame. The other half will be taken by our political leadership because we are the people who don't preach the truth. We open our pulpits to politicians to come and abuse one another, say all manner of lies," the Provost said on Citizen TV.
He added that the church belongs to God and if anyone is unable to lead, they should opt-out.
Wainaina insisted that it is the church that carries the blood of Kenyans in its hands, and thus the need to be careful.
He called on the church in Kenya to unite and speak as one entity.
The Provost noted that the church should also relate with the government like people do with fire, for them to have space to speak against it, whenever the leadership is headed in the wrong direction.
"As church leaders, please arise, unite and have one voice. When it comes to your relationship with the government, treat the government like fire, not too close and not too far. Have a safe distance that you can be able to speak," Wainaina said.