Idolising our secular leaders in churches cheapens Christianity

Members of the Public are seen during the National Solemn Assembly at the Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi on February 14, 2023. [Kelly Ayodi, Standard]

Can evil actions be used to do good? Can money looted from public coffers be used for a good cause like supporting religious work? As children, we always asked; can bad people do good?

Thomas More's life and great reflection on utopia cannot be more relevant for our African countries looking at how our leaders are colonising religious spaces. Utopia, commonly understood as aiming at what does not exist and will never be achieved, has a more profound meaning than that.