State must heed bishops clarion call to stem freefall into calamity

President William Ruto during Tangaza University graduation ceremony in Nairobi, on November 15, 2024. [PCS]

Kenya is sinking into the quicksand of disorder. It doesn't matter that President William Ruto and the notables and grandees around him accept this or not. The National Executive and the Legislature are losing the citizens' trust and respect. The Judiciary is in tow. There is an urgent need to stem the tide, restore order and regain trust and confidence in government.

This is the message from the Catholic Church. The full house of Kenya's 29 Catholic prelates has sounded the conch. The State could listen and act. Alternatively, they could ignore, and surrender the nation to the free market of full-blown disorder, in the fullness of time. The bishops are telling State House that Kenya could go to the dogs. They are advising the State to obviate this by getting the country back on the rails.