Pastors: M-Pesa Us Your Cash, it’s Constitutional, it’s Sweeter than Honey

The God’s servants, rather, the men of the cloth, are on fire.  

They are breathing consuming flames. They are pointing at the writings on the wall. On the wall is ‘No votes in 2017’. 

Why?

They say your M-Pesa is their biggest ally and wouldn’t let go. They wouldn’t let anyone put asunder their union with your mobile money. 

They said, rather they implied, that it is sweeter than honey and not even the Attorney-General could take it away. 

When they appear on TV and give you their M-Pesa lines it is not because it’s a hobby but it’s because it is a business venture with targets, profits, bottom line and plates on the table to be filled. 

The clergy cited the Constitution. And said it was okey to M-Pesa them. That, when you subscribe to their faith you swallow everything, hook, line and sinker.  That, that is Freedom of Religion.  

As to whether pastors should have degrees in theology, the pastors whose penchant to be called Dr is widely known, said no. They said it was not Biblical.  

The government has understandably backtracked on the regulations after it was threatened of political mutiny by the church leaders next year. 

So it’s quite understandable the government dropped this one faster than anything else. The government has rarely reneged on a course before. It never opened the way for a national dialogue as demanded by the opposition last year despite their persistence. It never went back on Security Laws or even backpedalled on the digital migration drama.  

So why has it turned back sooner on this one? 

Votes. 2017. 50+1. 

You cannot fight the church when you are desperate for political support especially when it is about 18 months to a make-or-break General Election.

This is a super-religious country with preachers wielding almost equal powers as politicians. You prick them at your peril.

Flock. Flak. Fluke.

Their flock better listen. No flak. This is no fluke.