Mudavadi urges the clergy to use the pulpit to champion youth change

Prime Cabinet Secretary Dr. Musalia Mudavadi has said, to build and live in a just, virtuous, and morally upright society and Nation, Kenya needs the religious leaders to use the pulpits, mosques, and other places of worship to preach a word of hope, truth, and change.
Speaking when he met with the clerics from the Inter-Religious Council of Kenya, led by Bishop Dr Geoffrey Njuguna of Deliverance Church International, Lang’ata, and Hassan Ole Naado, SUPKEM chairman, Dr. Mudavadi urged the religious leaders to use their influence, to guide the Nation, and particularly the youth, to find them moral compass.
“I particularly took the opportunity to share with the Clergy the Ministry of Foreign, and Diaspora Affairs media engagement document that among other things, details how some young Kenyans had been lured into online scamming and illegal crypto-currency trade, forced labour, slavery, harvesting of human organs, money-laundering,” said Dr. Mudavadi.
Mudavadi, also Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, noted had delved deep into incidents of sexual exploitation, illegal drug production and trafficking as well as trafficking in wildlife products, which presents a serious threat to not only the national security of Kenya but global security as well, and endangered their lives in the process.
PCS said the issue of women getting children out of wedlock in the Middle-East, was causing a serious problem where the government had been forced to do over 700 DNA tests, and had the mothers deported together with their babies because of the countries’ religious rules.
“I urged the clerics to use their religious institution to nurture a Godfearing country, where the young have respect to their parents and elders, while to older ones give guidance to the young,” said 
The clergy agreed to work with the government to mold a responsible citizenry. 
Mudavadi assured the clergy that the government would not pass the laws to regulate the religious bodies without seeking their audience through the constitutional process of public participation.
“We have a process in legislation where every stakeholder must give their views before a matter is passed into law. Therefore the Religious Organisations Bill 2024 will be subjected to public participation and the clergy will have an opportunity to give their views,” said Mudavadi.
Ole Naado assured the government of the government cooperation in shaping the future of the young people, including those headed to the diaspora for jobs.
“We will use our forums during worship to ensure that we impact on the future of our country by talking to the young people,” said Ole Naado.
Bishop Dr. Njuguna said they will use their pulpits to advocate for a positive change for the youths.