President William Ruto, Governors Anne Waiguru (Kirinyaga) and Gladys Wanga (Homa Bay) were on Tuesday left in stitches after a pastor made a prayer loaded with heavy English vocabulary.
President Ruto joined Governors and other leaders at the Homa Bay International Investment Conference.
The three-day event began on February 27 and will end on Thursday, February 29. It aims to draw both international and local investors to tap into the county's investment potential.
Before the event began, Pastor Raphael Obego was called to the podium to bless the function with a prayer.
He kicked off his prayer in a conventional manner before infusing heavy English words that won the attention of dignitaries present.
"King of Kings and Lord of Lords, he who dwells in the heavenly abode. Hallowed be thy name today and forever more," Obego began the prayer.
He went on:
"It has behoved you to spare our lives, thus bringing us this far. We are gathered here for this conglomeration. We want to commit His Excellency the President into your hands. As you bless him, I pray that you are going to bless this county, the county of endless potential," he continued.
Obego proceeded to attack the devil in his prayer using a more complex vocabulary leaving President Ruto, Governors Wanga and Waiguru visibly struggling to hold back their laughter.
"I pray for a moment that is going to result in a quantum leap. May you keep at bay every single jungle maneuvres that may be orchestrated by the devil to thwart your dealings in regard to this particular conference," the pastor continued.
"For this is my sincere circumambulation for I supplicate, in the name of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit," he finished the prayer to a resounding Amen from the audience.
The prayer has drawn a mix of reactions, even from Kenyans online.
"Haya ndio maombi ya 1st class," one @IrunguSospeter wrote on X.
"Quite funny that all his jargon is rightfully used," another Kenyan, Wangulu replied to the video.
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