{"id":103199,"date":"2024-11-24T13:02:51","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T13:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/11\/24\/i-am-a-product-of-giving-ruto-defends-church-donations\/"},"modified":"2024-11-24T13:02:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T13:02:51","slug":"i-am-a-product-of-giving-ruto-defends-church-donations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/i-am-a-product-of-giving-ruto-defends-church-donations\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I am a product of giving\u2019: Ruto defends church donations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 24<\/strong> <strong>\u2014 President William Ruto has defended financial donations to churches amid mounting criticism from a section of the clergy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a church service in Kericho on Sunday, Ruto stated that his practice of giving stems from his personal faith and life experiences, emphasizing that he is \u201ca product of giving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have absolutely no apologies to make as we give to God because God gave first,\u201d Ruto told congregants. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe understand the word of God enough to know that it is more blessed to give than to receive, and that is what we are going to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The President further pledged to continue supporting the construction of churches across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have helped build 30 churches in 30 years, and I have never lacked because I know the secret of giving and what it does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ruto\u2019s remarks come just days after the Archdiocese of Nairobi said it would return Sh2.8 million donated by the President and Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja on November 17.<\/p>\n<p>His sentiments came a week after a fierce reaction to Catholic Bishops when he commended the ongoing public discourse on national issues but cautioned against falsehoods and misinformation.<\/p>\n<p>In a veiled response to criticism from the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB), the President urged religious leaders to engage in truthful and factual dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we engage in public discourse on matters important to Kenyans, we must be careful to be factual lest we become victims of the very things we accuse others of doing,\u201d he said on November 15.<\/p>\n<p>The KCCB had issued a scathing critique of the government, accusing it of fostering a \u201cculture of lies\u201d and failing to honor key promises. <\/p>\n<p>The bishops expressed concerns over the administration\u2019s failure to clear debts owed to essential service providers, including health facilities, and its slow response to youth unemployment.<\/p>\n<p>They also highlighted the need for comprehensive reforms in the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) and the long-overdue appointment of commissioners to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).<\/p>\n<p>Several other religious denominations have echoed the bishops\u2019 sentiments, amplifying criticism of the government\u2019s performance on various issues.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 24 \u2014 President William Ruto has defended financial donations to churches amid mounting criticism from a section of the clergy. Speaking during a church service in Kericho on Sunday, Ruto stated that his practice of giving stems from his personal faith and life experiences, emphasizing that he is \u201ca product of giving.\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103199\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}