President William Ruto has convened a meeting with Evangelical and Pentecostal church leaders in State House Nairobi as he seeks to establish harmony with the clergy.
In a statement on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, moments after meeting the clergy led by Redeemed Gospel Church Presiding Bishop Kepha Omae, Ruto called on religious leaders to work with the government in ensuring national cohesion and providing social services, including education, health and helping the vulnerable.
“Religious faiths and the State serve the same people and have always worked together in ensuring national cohesion and providing social services, including education, health and helping the vulnerable. We commit to maintain this partnership. Hosted Evangelical and Pentecostal church leaders, State House Nairobi, who were led by Redeemed Gospel Church Presiding Bishop Kepha Omae,” Ruto stated.
This comes at a time when the president is at loggerheads with the church, with a number of churches having been forced to reject or return millions of shillings he has donated to them.
