The evil things people do in the name of God

The rot

Njaga’s book is a narrative of the rot, fuelled by hypocrisy, that has taken root in society, abetted by the Church. One wonders, after reading the novella, why the Church and society at large would shamelessly punish a dead girl, while the real culprits are left to go free, just because they occupy important positions.

We do not need to go far to see how hypocrisy in church manifests itself in real life. The Church in Kenya knew very well that the campaigns for the 2007 elections were largely informed by ethnicity and ethnic hatred but they went ahead and took sides, depending on which side of the ethnic divide they came from.

Had they played their rightful role in condemning the ethnic hate speech being served by politicians, it is doubtful our country would have descended into the kind of violence we witnessed last year.

It is also doubtful the public apology the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) issued on behalf of churches, will move Kenyans, most of whom felt betrayed by the Church.

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