Writes Leo Odera Omolo
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MORE then 30 senior politicians who included several parliamentary and senatorial aspirants who converged at Gunda Kaswanga SDA Church In Rusinga Island left the place shocked and disappointed as all were barred from addressing the colorful church opening ceremony.
The multi-million shillings ultra modern Gunda SDA church, Kaswanga opening was attended by the President of the East African SDA church union. The ceremony had attracted many politicians some of them who drove long distances and all the way from Nairobi to grace the opening ceremony.
Also in attendance was the President of the East African Union of the SDA Church. The ceremony was witnessed by thousands of SDA church adherence’s and faithful, who had also traveled from distant places.
Among the senior politicians who were not allowed to address the occasions included the former MP for Rangwe Phillip Okundi, who Is contesting the Homa-Bay County governor, former Marie Stoppie Country Director Cyprian Otien Awiti, the nominated MP Millie Odhiambo whose home is in Rusinga Island and an aspirant for the Mbita parliamentary seat, Okuku Miregi, a local politician, Owino Ooroand Aduke.
Two prominent women Roselyn Onyuka,Gladys Wanga, they are in the race for Homa-Bay County Women Representative, Ben Odero[Gwasii} Ted Odero {Ndhiwa, Opiata Odero {governor}.
The only senior personality who addressed the gathering was Sammy Wakiaga, the donor who single handedly donated fund for the construction of the ultra modern church, one of its own kind in the region.
The only politician who supported the banning of politicians from addressing the public on such occasion was Ted Odero, an aspirant in Ndhiwa parliamentary seat who said the SDA Church had its own program such occasion and not every Tom, Dick and Harry could not have been allowed to speak at the ceremony.
“Politicians had their own day of polluting and poisoning gatherings and this has been witnessed occasion during funeral gatherings in the region,‘ said Ted Odero when asked for his comment, adding that church meetings cannot be turned into political platforms.
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I am proud of my Village Gunda for denying politicians the platform for politicking. This was a church function and was meant strictly for that. Others should emulate what Gunda did in future just to bring sanity to our leaders.
this gives me hope that someday the sick busybodies called politicians will cease to infect the populace with their nonsensical diabolical diatribes which we have been accustomed to! Keep it up Gunda Church, and this should be borrowed by all church leaders, whether in official church functions or funerals!
Its not sin for leaders to be recognized in such meetings but as is the case with most politicians such a crowd to them is white field, the political temperatures that time too warranted such a move.It was wisdom from on high!