Kericho Senator Aaron Cheruiyot, on Tuesday, October 8, attacked Catholic leaders, for strict rules curbing politicians who donate money to its churches.
Speaking during a morning show on NTV, the senator stated that it was hypocritical for the Catholic bishops to come up with the regulations because politicians acted on invitations extended to them.
"None of the politicians I know of find themselves in churches and begin presenting donations, it is because they are invited," he spoke.
"If they feel that money taken to the church is from proceeds of corruption, it is very simple, do not invite them," the legislator added.
Further, Cheruiyot called on the bishops to declare their stand on whether they wanted harambees in church or not.
"It's very simple, if you do not want, do not invite people, why are we making a lot of noise about it?" he questioned.
On Saturday, October 5, the church leaders came up with stringent measures to ensure that donations made to their churches were done appropriately.
Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) Chairperson Archbishop Philip Anyolo revealed that donations made by politicians and well-wishers would only be made via banks or mobile money transfer.
Any cash donations would therefore not be accepted because it would be difficult to account for it.
Anyolo also stressed that all bishops would be required to make a record of every donation made into their churches.
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