Government's attempt to stifle contrary opinion deplorable

Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops Chairman Maurice Muhatia (seated centre), Bishop Alfred Rotich (left) and Bishop Dominic Kimengich (right) and other bishops during a media briefing in Nairobi, on November 14, 2024. [File, Standard]

We all read with amusement the flurry of statements that were marked 'For immediate release' after the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops spoke last week. Kenya Kwanza and her allies directed a series of epithets directed at Bishop Anthony Muheria specifically and the body of Christ generally. Senior members of this administration discarded all pretence at piety and set their attack dogs on the good man of the cloth. The bishop's sin was that he had reiterated the obvious: That Kenya Kwanza and its leadership have not responded well to the needs of the people. That a lot of energy is being directed by this administration to play good politics and as such, the bishops counseled that good politics is not what Kenya needs right now. That the country wants instead intelligent policy intervention to avail the necessary help to those whose lot has worsened since Kenya Kwanza came to town shouting "Every hustle matters''.