Attorney General Githu Muigai. PHOTO/nation.co.ke
The office of the Attorney General has ma intained that it is not seeking to impede freedom of worship through its recent directive to curb registration of churches.
According to a press statement sent by the AG's office through the Registrar of Societies, stopping of these registrations began in 2014 over increased cases of alleged radicalisation.
From the outset, none of the government agencies including the Office of the Attorney General and the Registrar of Societies, have expressed intention to limit the freedom of association, freedom of conscience, religion, belief, opinion, and access to information,” read the statement.
“This was necessitated by several reports indicating the officials of several religious institutions and societies of orchestrating certain unconscionable activities that left their congregants at a disadvantage,” the AG said.
Prof Muigai has been under strong attacks from religious organisations over the restriction, with the president lending a helping hand to the church leaders.
"If anyone wants to register a church, so long as he worships the God we know, he should be allowed to register to preach the word of God. We want religious leaders to enjoy freedom of worship," said the president.