Jubilee Party has launched a fresh attack on President William Ruto over remarks he made at a church service, accusing his administration of using the pulpit to lecture political opponents on decorum and restraint.
In a statement on September 28 signed by Jubilee Party Secretary-General Mothalel Ole Kenta, the party said President Ruto used a church pulpit to criticize other leaders for a lack of decorum and for reckless remarks.
“It is the height of political irony when the Head of State stands at the pulpit of a church, a sanctuary reserved for truth, humility, and spiritual reflection, to castigate other leaders for improper decorum and reckless utterances,” the statement read in part.
Jubilee Accuses Ruto of Using Church Pulpit for Politics
Jubilee said the President should not lecture other leaders on restraint while his administration faces criticism over economic hardship, taxation and what the party described as broken promises.
The party accused the Kenya Kwanza administration of turning a Sunday sermon into a platform for political score-settling and said the government was using the altar to defend its record.
“Converting a Sunday sermon into a platform for petty political score-settling and cheap moralizing exposes the deep-seated hypocrisy at the core of this regime.”
Jubilee also accused the government of unfulfilled commitments, institutional excess and contributing to a decline in public trust.
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Party Revisits Last General Election
The party said Kenyans remember what happened during the last General Election and accused the government of attempting to rewrite that history through what it described as propaganda, political theatre and “pulpit politics”.
“Kenyans are neither blind nor naive. They remember precisely what transpired during the last General Election, and no amount of state-sponsored propaganda, political theatre, or pulpit politics will rewrite that history,” the statement read.
Jubilee said no amount of political messaging would change Kenyans’ recollection of the events surrounding the election.
Ruto’s Speech in Pentecostal Church
President William Ruto attended a church service at the Pentecostal Church in Mwatate, Taita Taveta County, on Sunday, September 27, 2026, as part of his ongoing eight-day tour of the Coast region.
During the service, Ruto said a sermon on overcoming obstacles appeared to have been prepared specifically for him. He said the message encouraged him that no human being could oppose what God had decided.
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Ruto also urged political leaders to stop treating politics as a matter of life and death, saying public office is an opportunity God granted. He said titles and positions have little meaning without the hope of eternal life.
Further, Ruto called on leaders to exercise discipline and restraint in their public conduct, saying they should serve as role models. He warned against leaders appearing drunk at public meetings while advising others, particularly young people, against drinking.
He also cautioned leaders against making irresponsible or incoherent remarks that could destabilize the country. Referring to the 2022 General Election, Ruto said the election had been concluded four years earlier and called on leaders to maintain decorum.
Ruto further criticized some Taita Taveta leaders for opposing government development projects, including a proposed stadium. He said some leaders were resisting development projects because they were not accustomed to seeing development in the county.
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