To maintain the solemn place of religion in our country, an Inter-Faith Council has been appointed to develop and operationalize protocols that will guide the gradual reopening of places of worship under the prevailing circumstances as directed by President Kenyatta last week.
This follows extensive consultations between the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government and the Ministry of Health with inter-religious leaders with a view to developing protocols for onsite worship under the prevailing circumstances.
Chaired by Most (Rev.) Archbishop Anthony Muheria of the Nyeri Catholic Archdiocese, the Council will oversee the resumption of in-person congregational worship and spiritual functions in strict adherence to the containment measures put in place by the government to halt the spread of the COVID-19 in the country,
Premising their undertaking on the World Health Organization’s cautionary advice that the novel coronavirus could become endemic in the human population, the team is also expected to co-opt any other persons to ensure the agreed general standard operating procedures are cascaded to all faith leaders at the grassroots.
The members of the Council are:
- Rev. (Can.) Rosemary Mbogo
- Pastor (Dr.) Samuel Makori
- Al Hajj Hassan Ole Naado
- Sheikh Sultan Hassan Omar
- Sheikh Abdulatif Abdulkarim
- Rev. (Fr.) Joseph Mutie
- Bishop (Dr.) David Oginde
- Rev. Connie Kivuti
- Sujata Kotamraju
- Rt. Rev. (Dr.) Samuel Thiong’o Mwangi
- Sheikh Ali Saidi Samojah
Dr. Kepha Ombacho, Dr. Francis Kuria Kagema, and Paul Famba will serve as the joint secretaries. The mandate of the team shall lapse on December 31, 2020, but may be extended at the discretion of H.E. President Uhuru Kenyatta.
