A section of religious leaders in Meru have called on President William Ruto to donate to them saying the money will be put to good use.
The President will on Monday begin his five-day tour of the Mt Kenya region where he will interact with residents, local and religious leaders.
Pastor Jediel Kirema criticised the move by some religious leaders who have abolished donations to churches.
He said that if they are given donations, they will put it to good use and ensure the money to helps the church and the needy.
"There is nothing like dirty money, because even those who are donating silently in church, some of them are sinners. The money is from the Central Bank of Kenya, you should donate to us in a good way, it should be donated through Saccos to help the religious leaders so that they can work well and stop using other means to get money. There is no bad money, the money was made and it is from God," the Pastor said.
According to him, when religious leaders are fully supported, they will not engage in other negative ways of getting money.
Bishop James Gichuru on his part welcomed the president to Mt Kenya for his development tour.
He called on Ruto to support pastors saccos saying it the money help them to spread the word of God.
Gichuru said that the money will go a long way in helping the pastors be independent.
He added that the donations are not political and that they support the government of the day.
This follows a harsh stance by a section of religious leaders on donations and politicking on pulpits.
Anglican Church of Kenya Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit maintained that politicians should not be allowed on the pulpit.
Ole Sapit said churches should be defined as places of worship and prayer, not political utterances.
"That space is for prayers, repentance, humility and giving hope. What has happened of late is that the space has been claimed by everybody in the name of either greeting the congregation when they visit, and in addition it becomes a place for giving other communications," he said.
"It becomes a place where political conversation is generated and sometimes those conversations get confrontational, demeaning and we lose the essence of that space."
Ole Sapit advised the church to ensure that the essence of the place is not degraded.
"It is a space we have to protect. Everybody is welcome to the church but allow those who have been given the responsibility to lead the worship be the ones to do that," he added.
Ole Sapit went on to state that churches will continue to be built whether politicians withdraw their donations and harambees or not.
