They are ready to die at the stake

It had to happen. Shameless politicians have now conspired to bump off Church leaders over their ‘No’ stand.

But the men and women of the collar shall not be cowed. On this matter, they are not voicing their opinion. They have prayed; they have fasted, and when they thunder ‘No’, they are mere instruments. They speak for the Son of Man.

They will not share the table with the kadhis courts and they will do everything in their power to ensure that a dying woman reserves the right to die to protect her unborn child. If women are so senseless as to fornicate without using a condom — oops, those little rubber things are a big no, too — and they get knocked up, they should be left holding the baby. Literally.

For them, saying No is not just a right — it’s an ideal. And like one Madiba, it’s one for which they are ready to die.

Eternal damnation

It’s not the first time they have put their collars on the firing line, so to speak. During the 2005 constitutional referendum when politicians were fanning tribal hatred, Church leaders spoke with one voice. And they said, we are men of God and what you are doing is wrong. They did not retreat into tribal cocoons, praying and dancing to one of their own at public rallies. They stood steadfast, ready to die.

When the botched 2007 General Election reared its ugly head and politicians once again urged their supporters to slaughter each other, Church leaders were the only voice of reason. Those from the Luo and Kalenjin communities told ODM to their face that they were courting eternal damnation. And those from Mt Kenya told PNU that their shenanigans posed a serious threat to f the nation and have earned the right to speak for the voiceless.