• 'If we follow the divine way, our hands would tremble before stretching them to receive bribe money'.
• He urged Kenyans to shun the vice.
Money obtained through corruption is blood money, Nyeri Catholic Archbishop Antony Muheria has said.
He urged Kenyans to shun the vice. “If we follow the divine way, our hands would tremble before stretching them to receive bribe money, which is blood money. We must all do a lot of soul-searching and keep ourselves closer to God,” Muheria said.
He said the Catholic Church abhors corruption and fully supports efforts to root out the vice in Kenya.
“We are saying that all those involved must be apprehended and brought before court for the law to take its course,” he said.
Muheria spoke on Sunday at the St Patrick Mutune Church in Kitui county where he celebrated mass.
His comments come at a time the country's leadership is split on the campaign against corruption. President Uhuru Kenyatta has declared that all corrupt individuals in government must be hunted down and brought to book.
But Deputy President William Ruto and his allies see the onslaught as politically motivated to stop his 2022 presidential bid.
Muheria cautioned officials pursuing corrupt individuals to resist bribes from the culprits to let them off the hook.
“Those tasked with the responsibility should pursue justice as a priority and not go for bribes,” Muheria said.
He said besides ensuring that the corrupt face the law, there should be efforts to transform them into good citizens.
Muheria said the church wants to identify the corrupt and talk to them to change their ways.