Reuben Kigame: Ruto’s Administration is Overdoing Religion
Evangelist Reuben Kigame has taken issue with President William Ruto over his stand on religion. He termed actions by the Ruto administration as "overdoing religion."
Gathogo Wanjiru 
In a Twitter post on Thursday, he said whereas it's prudent for all to acknowledge God for the far He has brought us as a country, all the government needs to do is to observe Article 27 of the Constitution.
"I know I will be bashed but I need to be truthful and accountable to the nation. I think the Ruto administration is overdoing religion," Kigame said.
Article 27 of the Constitution which the man of God wants the Kenya Kwanza regime to abide by provides for equality and freedom from discrimination.
It says every person is equal before the law and has the right to equal protection and equal benefit of the law, equality in the sense that they have access to equal enjoyment of all rights and fundamental freedoms.
President Ruto often quotes Bible verses in his speeches and is an ardent Christian who rarely misses church.
He attributed his win in the August 9 general election as one that took the hand of God, saying what appears impossible to man is possible before God.
And like during the day he was declared President-elect on August 15 at the Bomas of Kenya, religious praise songs rent the air in the moments preceding his inauguration at Kasarani stadium.
But Kigame said the "over-representation" of the evangelical wing of the church during his inauguration and that of his deputy Rigathi Gachagua on Tuesday was unnecessary.
"I do not know what the transition committee intended to prove to Kenya and the watching world," Kigame said.
"I am a committed Christian who believes in prayer and believe God has helped us this far and will continue to trust Him for the future of Kenya. But I hope that issues such as lowering food prices will not be met with State House saying, "let’s pray about it," Kigame added.
The evangelist-cum-politician said he believes the church should play a neutral and balanced role underpinned by the truth in order to provide a true spiritual direction for the country.
"It should congratulate the king but also be prepared to tell the king that he is naked should he be," Kigame said.
