Archbishop of The Anglican Church of Kenya Jackson Ole Sapit has appealed to the Senate to exercise neutrality and impartiality as they embark on hearing the impeachment case against the Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
Speaking during the retirement service for the First Bishop of the Diocese of Garissa Rt. Rev. David Mutisya, Ole Sapit urged the senators to analyze the case keenly.
“The senate being the upper house, they have been given an enormous responsibility to look at what the National Assembly has done. The ball is now in their court. It is one way of looking at the checks and balances. It's my hope and prayer that they will handle the whole exercise soberly,” he said.
He called on Kenyans to remain united and maintain peace.
He said that if the experience with politicians was anything to go by, then the actions of the political leaders were anything to go by, then Kenyans should not follow them blindly.
“It is the first time that as a country we are having a deputy president face an impeachment motion and the exercise has generated mixed reactions from Kenyans. Kenyan politicians have taught us not to follow them because they keep on changing from time to time. Let us not allow their utterances divide us as Kenyans,” he said.
“So my appeal to Kenyans is let us maintain peace at all times. We remain brothers and leave all that is happening in the National Assembly and Senate to politicians. There is more that unites us as Kenyans than that which divides us. We do business together.”
On whether the religious have tried to reconcile the two leaders, Ole Sapit said that their efforts have not been successful saying that the issue was now beyond them since it was now in the senate and the court.
He said that the time has come for Kenyans to engage in a public debate on leadership, lifestyle audit and accountability saying that the exercise should not be stopped at the DP but be extended to anyone else holding a leadership position.