Dagoretti North MP Beatrice Elachi delivered an impassioned and introspective prayer during the 2025 National Prayer Breakfast, decrying Kenya’s leadership failures and the moral crisis afflicting the nation’s youth. Her prayer, marked by public confession and spiritual lament, drew attention to the breakdown in governance, family structures, and social values.
In a raw and emotional plea, Elachi described Kenya’s young people as “helpless,” attributing their struggles with gambling, pornography, and despair to systematic failures and poor leadership. “Father, we have left our country, our young people in helplessness… It is us to change the laws,” she said.
Her prayer turned into a collective admission of guilt on behalf of the country’s leadership. She called on God to forgive the three arms of government for betraying the public trust through corruption, compromised governance, and misplaced priorities. “We confess as leaders that you gave us a privilege, and we took it as a right… We have loved money beyond it,” she admitted.
Elachi did not spare parents in her reflections, expressing regret over the erosion of discipline and values in homes. “We became parents that were unable… Today, they have rebelled. We are now crying as parents—Father, forgive us,” she said.
She further condemned the obsession with tenders and maintenance contracts in government, accusing public officials of misusing resources and failing to deliver tangible development. “We have become a country of tenders, but we don’t do the right thing… Father, forgive us,” she prayed.
Elachi also took aim at the influence of social media, describing it as a destructive force shaping national discourse and governance. “This social media that has decided to run our country, that spirit my Father… we must sort out that sector,” she urged.
In closing, she prayed for President William Ruto, his Cabinet, and public officials, asking for integrity, courage, and protection from selfish interests. “Stop sabotaging the President… Be in office not just for the seat,” she implored.
The prayer breakfast was marked by a national soul-searching mood, with leaders offering prayers, apologies, and commitments to renew Kenya’s moral and institutional fabric. President Ruto, addressing the tense youth-government relations following the 2024 protests, offered an olive branch to Kenya’s younger generation. “To our children, if there is any misstep, we apologize. We want to build a relationship that will make our country great,” the President stated.
The event served as both a moment of reflection and a public reckoning for a nation in search of unity and direction amid deepening social and economic challenges.
Written By Rodney Mbua
