Christians across the globe marked Palm Sunday on April 13, 2025, with clergy in Kenya calling on the government to uphold citizens' rights to freedom of expression.
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week and commemorates the day Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey, greeted by crowds waving palm branches.
At Nairobi's All Saints Cathedral, Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit of the Anglican Church of Kenya condemned last week's use of teargas on unarmed Butere Girls High School students in Nakuru during the National Drama Festivals.
He stressed the importance of freedom of speech and democratic values, reminding the nation that every Kenyan holds the right to express themselves. "Our young daughters from Butere Girls were denied a platform and were intimidated.
