Kindiki warns leaders plotting to divide Mt Kenya to relax

Speaking on Sunday during the 36th anniversary thanksgiving service of the ACK Diocese of Embu at Kigari Teachers Training College in Embu County, Kindiki said leaders under Ruto had resolved to keep politics away from the altar and to treat the church as a partner in development.

"As leaders under the leadership of President William Ruto, we have agreed that we will not use the altar to do foolish things, deliver confusing messages, destroy communities or divide people," he said.

He said the government took the counsel of the church seriously and was open to correction.

"Whatever you want us to improve or correct in leadership, we will do so. We will listen because we are human beings, and government is a human institution that can always be improved through your guidance and input," he said.

In pointed remarks widely seen as a response to those positioning against the administration in the region, Kindiki dismissed talk of political upheaval and cast himself as the man who would hold the community together.

"There are people speaking as though the world is coming to an end. There is no problem. We are here, and we are not going anywhere," he said.

He said those threatening to divide the region should relax, declaring that the Deputy President was "the fire man" who would ensure the community walked together.

"I come from this region, and I do not want our communities to be divided. We are one people," he said. "Those who think they will bring confusion to Mt. Kenya by making people speak in different voices and dividing them should relax."

Kindiki said the outcome of the next election would be determined by the development record of the President, his deputy, governors and Members of Parliament rather than by rhetoric.

"What will save the President, the Deputy President, governors, Members of Parliament and all leaders is the work they have done for the people, not the noise being made," he said.

Drawing on the government's political history, he expressed confidence about 2027, recalling the administration's earlier victories.

"If we won when President Uhuru Kenyatta was in The Hague with President William Ruto, then next year is a small matter. Pray only for good health and God's favour," he said, adding that the Bible teaches that God humbles the proud and exalts the humble.

The Deputy President praised the Anglican Church as a pioneer of the Christian faith in the region and commended its work in education, health, water projects and youth employment, saying the government shared its mission of empowering citizens both spiritually and materially.

"It is not enough to prepare someone for salvation; it is equally important to ensure they have a good education, access to livelihoods and empowerment so that they can serve God with dignity as they await heaven," he said.

Kindiki closed with an appeal for national unity, describing Kenya as one family from the Coast to Western, North Eastern, the Rift Valley and Central Kenya.

"We are one community and one country, and we have no other home to go to," he said. "Kenya is our homeland, and we must protect it, love it and live together in peace."