Raila Odinga Junior has defended his mother Ida Odinga following a backlash she received over her statements on churches.
ODM leader Raila Odinga's wife drew mixed reactions among Kenyans after she called for the regulation of churches on Sunday.
Raila Junior now says his mother was misquoted and he finds nothing wrong with what she said.
"I support mama Ida Odinga because she’s my mum. Personally, I find nothing wrong with what she said #misquoted #NothingMoreNothingLess," he said in a statement via Twitter.
On Monday, Ida released a statement apologising to Kenyans for her remarks saying she meant no harm.
“I wish to this morning withdraw the statement I made to NCCK to regulate the churches under them in order to promote consistency and relevance in messaging for promotion of evangelism in Kenya,” she said in a statement.
Ida had explained that her sentiments were meant to reiterate that “training only makes the service of preaching better and promotes the ministration of the word of God.”
“It has come to my realization that my comments haven’t sat well with some members of the church. I sincerely apologise for the discomfort caused as I meant no harm to any person.”
“I also wish to state that my position on the training of preachers was also blown out of context by the media reports circulating online.
“As a committed believer in Jesus Christ, I understand that preaching is a calling and anyone can be touched to administer the word of God.”
“This is a fact I have appreciated for a long time and I have sat and listened to many preachers eloquently and diligently deliver life-changing sermons,” Ida said.
