The Church and Clergy Association of Kenya has today condemned Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei’s remarks to crack down on Kenyan activists for allegedly undermining regional stability.
The church has however labelled the senator’s remarks during a church service in Kapsabet on November 9, 2025. as unfortunate and unfitting.
Senator Cherargei, who had attended church, issued a stern warning to Kenyan activists accusing them of destabilizing countries with bad manners, thus urging neighbouring presidents to crack down on them.
“I want to warn our activists to stop exporting your bad manners to other countries. Stop it! I want to ask President Museveni and President Samia Suluhu Hassan, if you find any busybody activists who want to destabilize the peace and tranquility of your countries, deal with them, then deport them to Kenya.
The clergy association national chairman, Bishop Hudson Ndeda hinted that Cherargei’s remarks propagated physical violence against activists whose contribution was vital to our democracy.
“The association is shocked to see a senator take the podium in a church service and speak words that are not fitting for a leader.
It was both shocking and disturbing to witness the said senator defending himself by stating that the utterances were cautionary and plainly refused to apologise to the Kenyan people.” Ndeda said
In addition, the church condemned the unfortunate utterances in the strongest terms possible saying that it did not fit that of a leader in the office that Hon. Cherargei occupies.
The clergy also stated that the senator’s utterances compromises chapter six of the constitution.
“It is our view that the senator, being a state officer, has violated chapter six of the constitution on leadership and integrity and is therefore not fit to hold that office.”
The clergy has now called on the Inspector General of Police to investigate the senator’s utterances. The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) was also urged to summon him over volatile remarks mirroring bad leadership in a democratic society.
Concerned about the nearing political season, the association has urged the churches across the country to be more vigilant, cautioning churches against allowing politicians to use the pulpit to create division or threaten national cohesion.
