Homa Bay Women Representative Gladys Wanga has defended Catholic bishops after they put regulations on cash donations to churches.
This is after Deputy President William Ruto appeared to criticise the move by the bishops to ban cash donations in an attempt to prevent corrupt people from cleansing their money in church.
Speaking on Sunday during a fundraiser in Central Imenti in Meru County, Ruto appeared to hit back at the bishops saying their directive was meant to restrict politicians from attending church to worship.
"We come to church first because we are Christians. We are leaders and politicians after we are Christians first. And we have come to church because we know God. We have come to praise God (Sisi tunakuja kanisani kwa sababu kwanza sisi ni wakristo na tunakuja hapa kanisani kwa sababu tunamjua Mungu. Sisi tumekuja kumuabudu Mungu Bwana)," he said during a function at Mujwa Catholic Church.
However, speaking during an interview on Citizen TV on Tuesday morning, Wanga said Ruto, who has a record of donating millions to churches, should not have thrown a jibe at the bishops since their directive was not aimed at him.
"The deputy president speaking on the issue of church donations was as though he was targeted, the Catholic bishops were not pointing fingers at him," Wanga said.
Speaking during the same talk show, Uasin Gishu Women Representative Gladys Shollei noted that instead of church leaders passing laws to prevent politicians from making donations to churches, they should teach them what the Bible says about giving.
"The Bible is very clear on giving. What spiritual leaders should be doing is guiding us on what the Bible says, not legislate us. Church relationships have become transactional, spiritual leaders should set up guidelines," Shollei said.