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How court misstep in Uhuru case dimmed the promise of Chapter Six

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta addressing mourners at a burial in Ichaweri, Gatundu South. [John Muchucha, Standard]

In the land where the rains pound the soil but never quench the thirst, political elite in this country have turned the pulpit into a podium. The sanctuary is now a stage, and the church a repository for questionable wealth.

It is here, in the hallowed halls of worship, that men and women, who should be under the sharp eye of the law, seek redemption through donation. Not repentance, just money.

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