Kimani Ichug'wah urges clergy to stop inciting Kenyans to protest

Speaking during a church service in Kapsabet, Ichung'wah censured those leaders who have been emboldening youthful Kenyans to take the streets, arguing that it only leads to vandalism and destruction of businesses.

He instead urged them to guide the youth on how they can best express their concerns against the government without causing mayhem and unrest.

"Even as we express ourselves in whichever way we must never burn our country. If we destroy we are destroying our own country and it is sad that we have seen some of our church leaders fall into the temptation of listening to those negative voices," he said.

"Even after you express yourself tomorrow you will need a job. Those investors you are chasing away from our towns are the ones creating those jobs for us."

He also urged the youth to practice restraint while taking to the streets, noting that protests can pe peacefully held without causing destruction of critical facilities.

"I want to encourage the generations behind us to seek peace, express yourselves in a manner that you can be heard without necessarily destroying our country," he added.

His sentiments were echoed by Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei and President William Ruto's aide Farouk Kibet.

This comes after property worth millions was destroyed across the country during the June 25th anniversary protests.

Businesses in the Nairobi CBD were looted and some torched as more were similarly vandalized in different parts of the nation.

President Ruto has pledged decisive action against those found culpable, terming them as “economic sabotage”.

“Let me be clear: the right to peaceful protest is protected by our Constitution. We respect and uphold that right. But what we witnessed was not peaceful protests. It was calculated chaos. It was destruction. It was economic sabotage; let’s call it what it is, that is what it was,” he said.

Leaders have pointed fingers at each other, faulting their political nemesis for sponsoring the infiltration of destructive youth during the peaceful protests.