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Between 1978 and 1989 I worked in a privileged position with Bishop David Gitari’s Diocese of Mount Kenya East. From close quarters I observed his engagement with politics in Kenya as he dealt with party apparatchiks, elected representatives, and also with the state’s appointed functionaries. John Lonsdale has written elsewhere (2004, 2005) about the factors that allow religious leaders to have a national ministry in Kenya, and that also explain why their influence is limited. The present chapter arises from my own reflection on some of the themes that Lonsdale has proposed.
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Benson, P. (2009). Faith Engaging Politics: The Preaching of the Kingdom of God. In: Knighton, B. (eds) Religion and Politics in Kenya. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230100510_3
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