Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit of the Anglican Church of Kenya has blamed Kenya's problems on poor leadership from the elected leaders.
According to Sapit, these ills have resulted in low agricultural output, food insecurity, and a slow rate of progress.
Sapit, speaking in Voi town at a ceremony commemorating the Taita-Taveta ACK Diocese's 30th anniversary, chastised political authorities for failing to give leadership and organize Kenyans to increase food production.
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“Poor planning has led to flooding, food insecurity, and low agricultural production. We are unlucky because county and national governments do not plan things well, and that is why Kenyans are facing perennial hunger and floods," he said.
“We do not rely on weather predictions and information given by experts which has had devastating effects. The principle of planning is to be ready for hard times and create food reserves to avert famine and food insecurity." he added.
Sapit chastised county and national governments for failing to encourage Kenyans to work and generate more food to combat hunger.
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“We have government allocations, but we do not use the funds to produce more food and create strategic food reserves for future use. Instead, we depend on loans and donor funding, which are not sustainable,” he said.
Sapit, accompanied by Diocese Bishop Liverson Mng'onda and Bishop Emeritus Dr. Samson Mwaluda, urged church leaders to mobilize Christians and Kenyans effectively to plan for difficult times.
“We cannot get rich by taking loans from foreign countries, which have become exorbitant and unsustainable. As a country, we should have the ability to save, as this is the only way to realise meaningful development,” he said.
