This archive report was first published on 12 July 2019.
Published on July 12, 2019, the Anglican Church of Kenya's Mumias Diocese has taken a bold step to reclaim the sanctity of burials by banning weekend services.
Mumias ACK Bishop Joseph Wandera announced the decision after extensive consultations with the laity and clergy throughout the diocese.
The ban, which affects all 43 parishes in the diocese, aims to prevent politicians from turning funerals into political rallies and to allow priests and pastors to focus on other important functions like weddings and fellowships.
"We recognise and appreciate our political leaders but we have been getting interference from politicians and funerals have been losing religious value as they are turned into political rallies," Bishop Wandera said.
Other dioceses in the country that have banned weekend funerals include Mt Kenya, South Nyanza, Maseno North, and Nambale.
