Ruto Dares ODM MP Over Bill Capping Church Donations

Deputy President William Ruto with his allies, on Sunday morning, at Cheburua area, Elgeyo Marakwet, dared the National Assembly Minority Leader John Mbadi to floor the bill limiting church donations by public servants to Ksh 100,000.

Ruto, flanked by at least seven MPs asked the legislator to continue with his hatched plan to ground church operations and their goodwill to help in funding projects that propel the gospel in many ways.

The DP and his "tanga tanga" team vowed to continue with their norm of granting donations at all costs and assured the ODM MP that his bill would fail terribly.

They vowed to continue financing the multiple projects in churches despite the heavy criticism aired by opposition leaders as well as MPs allied to President Uhuru Kenyatta.

"Let those who seek to deny us the right to give much to God get saved, seek God and forsake their devious plans," Ruto advised.

Elgeyo Marakwet Senator, Kipchumba Murkomen, emphatically discouraged the move and stated that even if the proposed bill was tabled in parliament, it would fail terribly.

"Mbadi, wherever you are, just push that motion and I assure you that you will fail. This bill will enable Kenyans see MPs who worship the true God and those who worship the devil," he stated.

At a concurrent event held in St.Thomas ACK church in Huruma, Nairobi, by the "kieleweke" team, Cherangany MP, Joshua Kutuny gave his two cents on the church donations bill.

"We see how the handshake has brought forth unity yet our counterparts in the "tanga tanga" are busy touring the nation propelling politics and pouring millions in the garb of Christian charity. This is very wrong. Let us stop these habits and work on developing the nation," he remarked.

Former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, weighed in on the matter during the burial of Kisumu Governor Prof Peter Anyang' Nyong'o's mother revealing that he was the mastermind behind the amendment of the Public Officer Ethics Act that seeks to curtail the amount donated by public servants to a maximum of Ksh 100,000.

"I was the one who issued Honorable John Mbadi to table that bill in the parliament. Anyone giving more than Ksh 100,000 must record a statement explaining where the extra money came from," Raila stated.

Jesus House of Praise chief cleric Kiogora Mogambo spoke on this contentious proposed bill noting,

"Putting the ceiling on what to give to God is not appropriate. It is a matter that is between the giver and God himself."

Ruto's team later joined President Kenyatta at a church rally in Kasarani Stadium where they received a thorough tongue-lashing for their focus on 2022 succession politics rather than on developmental projects.