Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has announced new recommendations to regulate church activities as part of the measures to curb the resurgence of rogue preachers.
Murkomen hinted at the new regulations in response to the recent Rongo church incident, where police officers rescued 57 people who had been locked up inside a church building.
While addressing the press on Thursday morning, the Interior Minister noted that the task force appointed by President William Ruto to review the regulatory framework governing religious organisations had already come up with viable proposals.
The task force appointed by Ruto in 2023 was mainly tasked with identifying gaps and proposing legal and governance changes to prevent religious extremism. An undated image of a cross sign mounted on top of a church Photo ChurchOrg According to Murkomen, among the recommendations proposed by the 15-member task force led by former Mebeere South Member of Parliament Mutava Musyimi was the introduction of more stringent rules guiding the operation of churches. He further revealed that the proposals had already been forwarded to the cabinet committee for consideration, after which they would be forwarded to the cabinet plenary and Parliament for approval. "This is something that we must deal with.
