Nakuru church elders have urged the three arms of government to quickly clear the security bill and empower the president and the inspector general of police to make key security decisions.
In a statement read by the council’s chairman, Bishop Jonathan Opicho, the clergy said the president and other security departments should be given freedom to make radical decisions in times of crisis.
He said it was unfair for Kenyans to continue being killed, while the president is unable to make free decisions because he is constrained by the constitution.
“This is unfair, Kenyans should not continue dying just because the president is unable to make radical decision in times of crisis,” said Opicho.
While condoling with families that lost their loved one in Garissa on Monday in Nakuru town, the bishop urged the government to consider taking the youth for military training before joining colleges.
Rev Samuel Ouma from the council of evangelical council challenged the opposition to stop the blame game, and instead join the government in the fight against terror.
“The opposition should stop blaming the government when it comes to matter of terror, in fact, it should be working with the government in fighting the terror groups,” said Ouma.
The bishops, who were addressing the press after along day meeting, also warned the opposition from pressurizing the government to withdraw the Kenya Defense Forces from Somalia, saying that the attacks started even before the KDF was deployed in Somalia.