• Raila spoke spoke during a Sunday service at St. Peters ACK Church in Bondo on Christmas Day.
• His remarks coincided with Ruto's response to his criticism of his government's performance over the first 100 days in office.
Image: RAILA ODINGA
Azimio leader Raila Odinga has lashed out at President William Ruto accusing him of using the church as a political platform.
Raila, who spoke during a Sunday service at St. Peters ACK Church in Bondo on Christmas Day, said government programmes should be launched in government offices not in churches.
"The top leadership in the country every Sunday they are in this church, the other church shouting at us, the government has done this, the government is doing this," Raila said.
"Government programmes should be given in government offices or political platforms not in churches," he added.
His remarks coincided with Ruto's response to his criticism of his government's performance over the first 100 days in office.
Ruto commended the ODM leader and the entire opposition brigade for putting the Kenya Kwanza administration on toes saying it's what is expected of the opposition.
"Mimi na hawa tuliochaguliwa nao tunang'ang'ana na hii ya serikali. Mimi nafurahi pia wale ndugu zetu wa upinzani wanang'ang'ana pia na ile ya upinzani. Nimeona wanakazana wanajaribu kutukosoa, hiyo ni mzuri. Wametupatia marks hapo, hiyo ni sawa," Ruto said.
(Me and those I was elected with are doing our work in government, and I I'm happy those in the opposition are also striving to do their work. I have seen they are correcting us and have given us marks and that's good)
The President spoke on Sunday during an Interdenominational Christmas Church Service in Eldoret.
Raila reiterated that the August 9 presidential polls were a sham and called out the church for attempting to sanitise the process.
"What happened on the 15th of August was shameful. We saw the church standing in front of cameras and trying to sanitise a very flawed process," Raila said.
On the material day, chaos erupted at the Bomas of Kenya shortly before IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati declared Ruto winner of the presidential contest.
Azimio leaders present at the national tallying venue attempted in vain to stop the declaration from happening saying the results had been rigged.
After sanity was eventually restored in the auditorium, ACK archbishop Jackson ole Sapit spoke first and said the country cannot be allowed to spiral into chaos.