A Kenyan man has accused local churches of turning religion into a business, sharing his story in a viral video. After the loss of their breadwinner brother, his family faced financial demands from their church for funeral services, which they struggled to meet. The man claimed the Catholic church they attended asked for KSh 16,000 for a priest, KSh 12,000 for a catechist, and KSh 60,000 for the choir to conduct the funeral mass.
In a trending video, the man explained his decision to stop attending church services, accusing Kenyan churches of commercializing faith. He recounted how his family felt neglected by their church during a time of loss. They were asked for money to hold a funeral service for his deceased brother.
“Kenyan churches are scams. So we lost our brother, and of course, a week was always enough, and the money was not enough. I don’t come from a rich family, so the money was not that good money. Our late brother was the breadwinner. The first place we went to was the church. After high school. I’ve been on the road, but my mum and dad have been going to the church for the longest period. They’ve been part of that community,”.
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He detailed that the Catholic church they belonged to requested KSh 16,000 for a priest’s services, KSh 12,000 for a catechist, and KSh 60,000 for the choir’s participation in the funeral. He expressed his disappointment with the church’s insistence on immediate payment.
“So when my mum went to the church to ask the priest to come and conduct my brother’s funeral service, guess what? My mum was told that if you wanted the priest to come, you would pay KSh 16,000, for the catechist, you would pay 12, and for the choir, you would pay KSh 60,000. We only raised for the catechist, as we couldn’t afford for the priest. Then the choir understood that we were struggling, and they agreed to come, telling us they would give us a discount. Tell me why a choir member would come to me at the funeral when were are still mourning to demand payment. I stopped going to church,”
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