There were cheers at the Holy Family Basilica in Nairobi after a youth walked to the front of the Church in the middle of service to protest against the Finance Bill, 2024.
In a video seen by the Star, the unidentified youth who was carrying the Kenyan flag stood there and started chanting ‘Reject Finance Bill’.
Soon after, the church joined the chanting and applauding him before he walked back to his seat.
A man who was leading the service at the time then asked the congregation to applaud the youth for boldly expressing himself.
“Let’s give him a round of applause for expressing himself.”
Elsewhere, at the Nairobi Chapel, the church leadership thanked and prayed for Kenyan youths for their courage in holding the leadership of the country accountable.
He said the youth have ushered the country into a new chapter.
“Thank you for speaking out, your fearless stand against injustice. Thank you for holding the leaders and institutions in this country to account and zero tolerance to corruption. Thank you for making history and ushering us into a new chapter as a country.
“The first thing we want to say is thank you for your courage. The second thing we want to say is we are proud of you because the protests that happened this week were orderly,” a preacher is seen saying in a video.
A section of Kenyans mobilised with hashtags "Occupy the Church" and "Occupy Nyahururu".
Organisers of the anti-Finance Bill protests had in their program said that politicians who voted 'Yes' for the Bill should not be allowed to speak in the churches on Sunday.
