Why Anglican church leaders are angry with Nyanza politicians

A group of Anglican church bishops gather around Reverends William Atwood and Reverend William Murdoch during a consecrated ceremony

Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) clerics from Nyanza have stirred a hornet’s nest with a surprise criticism of local politicians in what has now sparked a row among local church leaders.

While the ACK clerics say they will no longer keep quiet about political, social and economic issues affecting the region, local leaders and a group of pastors say it was wrong for the church to attack the politicians over alleged poor development in the area.