When pulpits are reformed, polling stations redeem themselves again

Mbeere North candidate Leo Wa Mutuenele receives his nomination certificate from UDA Deputy Party Leader Kithure Kindiki at Hustler Plaza, September 26, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Every election cycle, the Church faces the same temptation — to retreat into prayer while the nation burns in propaganda. It blesses politicians, holds peace meetings and prays for calm, all while avoiding the harder work of moral formation. But a peaceful election without a righteous electorate is only a delayed crisis. The Church must go beyond praying for credible polls to preparing credible people.

A “new” voter is not born in a polling station but in a pulpit. They emerge where truth is taught without fear and conscience is formed without compromise. Renewal begins long before registration and continues long after results. To form new voters, the Church must first renew the mind, sanctify the conscience and model integrity — for people vote the culture they see.