Kakamega, 23 November, 2021 / 9:00 pm (ACI Africa).
All people despite their social status, including politicians, are called to live a life of holiness and have an equal opportunity to become saints, the Bishop of Kenya’s Kakamega Diocese has said.
In his Wednesday, November 17 homily on the Memorial of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Bishop Joseph Obanyi used the life of St. Elizabeth to call upon the wealthy and politicians to consider service to the poor.
Bishop Obanyi who was presiding over Holy Mass at St. Elizabeth Mukumu Mission hospital of Kakamega Diocese reflected on the cultural perception of politicians who he said are regarded as mere liars and corrupt people without integrity in Kenya.
“St Elizabeth breaks the tradition where people thought that when you become a politician then you automatically become a liar; that when you become a politician then you are destined to corruption,” Bishop Obanyi observed.
He added, “Dear Christians, there is a possibility that even here in Kenya, we have politicians who are truly serving God, who are ever telling the truth, who are serving people with love and not for money, who care for the wellbeing of the people more than even their own wellbeing.”