TWS||Nicholas Waigwa
The
Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) recently raised a red flag
over the cycle of death in Kenya.
A press
statement the Bishop’s conference released on 8th
May 2015 at St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary, Nairobi, where the bishops
held a 5 day meeting to reflect on the state of the nation noted that
Kenyans are getting worried and desperate.
“The
Government which swore to protect Kenyans, seems hopelessly incapable
of offering permanent solutions to perennial insecurity” read the statement.
Speaking under the chairmanship of Rt. Rev. Philip
Anyolo, the bishops said it is saddening that the unacceptable senseless killing of
innocent citizens, including the deliberate targeting of Christians
for execution continues amid many promises, threats and ultimatums
from the government.
The
bishops warned that conflict in the contry's North Rift region where more than
50 people were killed recently has worsened following the discovery of
oil and other minerals.
“Hundreds if not thousands
of lives have been lost in this perennial conflict that erroneously
been called ‘cattle rustling’ but which as church leaders we call
brutal madder” Bishops
The
church leaders vowed to remain relentless in their call to the
government to fulfill its constitutional mandate of protecting
Kenyans as they called for strengthening of conflict resolution
mechanisms including disarmament, economic empowerment and local
peace initiatives.
Observing that a Government incapable of protecting its people loses legitimacy to govern, the clerics urged the government to deal decisively with
local leaders and other 'untouchables' who continue arming and inciting communities against each other.
Meanwhile
the Catholic Bishops admonished adoption of what they termed as self
destructive ideologies and pronounced their rejection of any agenda aimed at fronting unnatural ideologies in Kenya.
This was
in reaction to a recent ruling by the Kenya High Court allowing the
registration of an Association of Gays and Lesbians.
They said the move by the
court is a deliberate attempt by certain individuals and institutions
to push dangerous agendas and ideologies which are not only
un-Christian but unnatural and unafrican.
The
bishops wondered what happened to the Attorney General’s assurance that
the constitution would not legalize same sex unions as they
reiterated the Catholic Church's position that such unions go
against nature and teachings of the bible.
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