WILLIAM RUTO AND IDOLATRY IN CHURCH

"Thou shalt have no other gods before me" is the first among God's ten Commandments. A departure from this is known as idolatry. It is by far the greatest sin. It is when we put someone first in our lives before the living and true God. In Kenya, we have time and again reminded pastors that politics and politicians must be kept off from the pulpit. Unfortunately, some pastors, for their love of earthly possession have fallen into temptation. And Now William Ruto has become the object of worship in some churches.

SAKAJA: ON THE FAST LANE TO MORAL DECADENCE?

On 17th July 2020 Senator Sakaja was arrested for breaching Covid-19 containment rules. He not only owned up for the mistake but he also went as far as resigning as the Chairperson of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Covid-19 Response. Here was a young leader who despite being caught on the wrong side of the law, he awoke the National psyche regarding leadership and integrity. Kenyans (and especially tens of millions of young adults) were hopeful that such crop of leaders would be trusted to implement Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and the Leadership and Integrity Act (LIA) 2012 especially with regard to respect for and adherence to the Constitution and the law as well as the observance of moral and ethical requirements. They had no doubt that the likes of Sakaja will put Kenya back on the right trajectory. In fact shortly after Sakaja declared his interest for the Nairobi County Gubernatorial Seat, there was no doubt that the Seat was his for the taking. He had won millions across the political divide given his moral high ground. Hardly one year down the line, Sakaja has become a crude caricature of his former self. He is now a symbol of moral decadence courtesy of his academic credentials. Having previously made utterances in public to the effect that he has never undertaken studies outside Kenya and that he is a graduate of the University of Nairobi (Actuarial Science), it is shocking to say the least that he presented to CUE and IEBC a Degree Certificate from Uganda's TEAM University. Besides, there are no records to back up his claims of having pursued a degree course in Uganda. Rather than adducing evidence to defeat accusations levelled against him, Sakaja has chosen the well known path of politicizing the issue in question. He has not even spared President Uhuru Kenyatta for his woes. What explains this rock bottom fall from the moral pedestal? New political association? The situation has become even more messy when a whole Presidential Contender one William Ruto has wilfully chosen to join the fray in defence of Sakaja. The question that begs is what the future portends for Kenya in terms of constitutionalism and the rule of law if William Ruto clinches the presidency? What, I pray, becomes of the practical and moral foundations of a good government? Will he be on the fore-front in the enforcement of chapter 6 of the constitution of Kenya 2010? The jury is out there.