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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>President William Ruto has extended the term of taskforce investigating proliferation of religious organisations in the country by 90 days.<\/p>\n

Ruto, in a Gazette notice released on Friday said the activities of the taskforce had been extended with effect from November 4, 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is notified for the general public that His Excellency William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces has extended the term of the Taskforce on the Review of the Legal and Regulatory Framework Governing Religious Organizations for a period of ninety (90) days, with effect from the 4th November, 2023,\u201d the notice reads.<\/p>\n

The 17-member task force formed to probe churches in the country begun collecting views from the public in June.<\/p>\n

The taskforce had been given six months to complete its mandate.<\/p>\n

Some of the roles assigned to the task force include identifying gaps and proposing legal and governance changes to prevent religious extremism.<\/p>\n

The taskforce is also expected to formulate proposals on standards and minimum certification requirements for all religious organisations and their leaders for them to be allowed to be registered and to operate in their local communities<\/p>\n

The team chaired by former Mbeere MP Mutava Musyimi is tasked with reviewing the legal and regulatory frameworks governing religious organisations.<\/p>\n

Its formation is a result of the Shakahola massacre in which more than 200 members of a religious-like cult died of alleged starvation.<\/p>\n

While establishing the task force, President William Ruto likened Pastor Paul Mackenzie\u2019s actions to religious terrorism.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we are witnessing in Kilifi is kin to terrorism. There is no difference between Mackenzie who pretends and postures as a pastor when in fact he is a terrible criminal,\u201d he said adding terrorists use religion to do the same thing.<\/p>\n

The taskforce will be required to develop standards to be used in granting certificates to various religious institutions in the country.<\/p>\n

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has maintained the government will not back down on the resolve to weed out all rogue preachers who are using the Holy Scriptures to mislead, radicalise and indoctrinate their followers.<\/p>\n

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