The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) says attacks against Christians and the church for over a decade in the country have seen no arrests of the perpetrators.
In a press statement, NCCK says that since 2005, Christians and churches have been subjected to incessant verbal attacks by fundamentalist Muslim preachers in mosques and open air preaching yet no one has been arrested or prosecuted for hate speech against the church.
The statement was read by NCCK General Secretary Rev Peter Karanja on behalf of the executive committee in a press briefing attended by NCCK Chair Rosemary Mbogoh and ACK Archbishop Eliud Wabukhala at the Jumuia Conference Centre in Limuru, Kiambu.
The church said the recent killing of 28 Kenyans in Mandera because they were not Muslims was a sign of a new phase of the strategy adopted against Christians that Kenyans were worried would be repeated constantly in the future.
The church leaders also criticised the conduct of Muslim leaders who they said were quick to give press statements when ammunitions were found in mosques, and also disassociate themselves from terror attacks.
They said the Muslim leaders have never given a forewarning of an anticipated attack to save the lives of Kenyans, but only came out after the attacks.
“Muslim leaders are economical with the truth especially because of the strong words they use to defend mosques where radical literature and weapons have been found. How do weapons get into mosques without the leaders knowledge?” read the statement.
During the question and answer session with journalists, Rev Karanja defended the Cabinet Secretary Interior Security Joseph Ole Lenku and Inspector General David Kimaiyo saying the burden of insecurity cannot be shouldered by individuals but must be confronted by the government in its entirety.
The NCCK proposed a referendum to change the constitution to allow better security for Kenyans and their property.
The NCCK also proposed the enactment of the anti-terrorism law.