Define clearly the Church-State relationship

That’s right! The government now wants all those seeking to preach in schools vetted before they can speak to students. According to Dr Fred Matiang’i, the Education CS, this is ostensibly to protect the young minds from destructive religious ideas and harmful ideologies. Being a reputable church elder himself, Dr Matiang’i must know what he is talking about. This notwithstanding, the generalisation of the proposal and its apparent focus on Christian preachers at school and college Christian services and rallies is what is raising eyebrows in church circles.

It could well be mere paranoia on the part of the Church — which would not be strange, considering the import of some recent pronouncements directed at the Church. We could be fleeing from our own shadows. But, I am beginning to wonder whether there may actually not be a person or persons out there bent on constricting space for the Church in Kenya. In the last while, there has been much negative talk and reporting about the Church. Every little misstep has been highlighted and at times given undue prominence. What follows is a discourse predictably laced with the now growing and apparently popular notion that the Church is rogue and needs to be tamed. And who in his or her right mind would argue with that, especially considering some of the outlandish events and practices that have lately been associated with sections of the Church.