Politics made in the pulpit, where Sunday service is just another rally

President William Ruto walking alongside Pastor Edward Mwai of Jesus Winner Ministry Church in Roysambu. [PCS]

If Kenyan politics had a tagline, it would be: “Kenyan Politics — Made in the Pulpit.” Think of it as a high-powered production line, and the Church is the factory floor. Here, raw political ambition enters the assembly line cloaked as piety.

The pulpit is the molding station where reputations are reshaped. The offering basket? A capital injection point. Sunday services double as public relations booths.

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