A section of religious leaders from Migori County has pleaded with the government to avail copies of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report to the church for faithful to read.
Led by Bishop Joshua Amara of Zion Assembly Church of God, the church leaders, according to Standard, pointed out that the report had good intentions for Kenyans but was facing opposition from a section of the leaders.
Bishop Amara while speaking on Wednesday advised the government to hasten the distribution of copies of the report to the citizens.
“I want to urge the Government to move very first in doing what is required so that Kenyans can read by themselves what is in the BBI report. The BBI comes with good intention even though some few individuals have been rejecting it,” he said as quoted by the Standard.
He further suggested for the church to be used in conducting civic education on the report.
“They can even organize meetings with people through churches or town hall for the experts to explain it to those who cannot understand it [the document],” he noted.
Bishop Amara is however not the first leader to call for the involvement of the church in the BBI report.
Arch Bishop Rev David Ambaki Odhiambo from Nomiya Church had previously told the government that the church should be given the opportunity of going through the report and understanding its content.
Migori Diocese Bishop George Rarieda and Kasipul Kabondo Bishop Festo Oganda also agreed with the suggestion of the church helping out in civic education of the report.