The Catholic Diocese of Kitui has sent a strong and clear message to politicians: the pulpit is not a political playground. Bishop Joseph Mwongela, while speaking exclusively to HopkinDigital.com, made it clear that the church will not entertain cheap political theatrics disguised as worship. According to the Bishop, politicians are only welcome in church as worshippers, not as campaigners or opportunists looking to fool the congregation with hollow promises and publicity stunts.will politicians respect the sanctity of worship now that the church is off‑limits for campaign stunts?
This comes as a major setback to Dr. Vincent Munyoki, the self-declared “incoming” Kitui West MP, and Nicholas Mulila, Safaricom’s Chief Corporate Risk and Security Officer, who has been eyeing the Kitui gubernatorial seat in 2027. The duo has shamelessly turned Sunday services and church fundraisers into campaign rallies, parading themselves before the faithful in an attempt to score political mileage. Will these vote‑hunters abandon their shameless practice of hijacking Sunday services and fundraisers for political mileage? Or will they double down on staged generosity, hoping the next chicken giveaway will blind the faithful to their lack of real vision?
Hopkin Digital reporters have repeatedly spotted Munyoki and Mulila making grand entrances into churches with cameras in tow, not to worship, but to showboat. From handing out a few chickens here to blankets there, their “CHARITY” reeks of political greed, not genuine community service. Will Kitui residents continue to fall for these contrived acts of kindness, or have they grown wise to this cheap vote‑buying circus?
Bishop Mwongela’s firm stand has exposed the duo’s cheap antics for what they really are — a laughable attempt to buy their way into leadership. Instead of presenting clear development agendas or genuine community empowerment plans, Munyoki and Mulila have reduced themselves to political hawkers, trading chickens and empty promises for votes. Kitui deserves better than politicians who treat faith like a market stall and the church like a stage for their tired political drama.
This comes a month after Kitui Senator Enoch Kiio Wambua sent a stern warning to government administrators, saying they must remain neutral and avoid being used by politicians to advance their personal interests. He urged the national government to closely monitor its officers in Kitui West and ensure they strictly adhere to their duties without favouring any political faction.
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