Ruto said he will hold extensive discussions with spiritual leaders from across the country to develop a legal framework within which religious centres will operate. The President said the framework will help in taming individuals who seek personal gain in the name of religion. "I will hold consultations with our religious leaders to have a task force we can weed out the characters who want to abuse religion to run businesses and things that are anti-religion," he said. The President said the Shakahola tragedy has brought to the fore the issue of the existence of religious extremist organisations, sects, cults, and other similar outfits in Kenya. It will inquire into the factors that lead to the rise of that particular religious extremist institution as well as the factors that give rise to such religious extremist institutions, cults, or occultist groups, and other formations that foster negative religion-based activities.

Source: Daily Nation May 06, 2023 10:50 UTC