Archbishop Anyolo warns youth against political exploitation and violent gangs
Key points
- Archbishop Philip Anyolo cautioned youth against political manipulation and violent gangs.
- The warning targets unscrupulous leaders who use young people as street muscle.
- It aligns with wider calls against goonism and divisive politics before 2027.
Youth are not spare parts for convoys. KNA reports that the Archbishop of Nairobi, Most Rev. Philip Anyolo, has warned young people against being manipulated by unscrupulous leaders into political exploitation and violent gangs.
Goon squads destroy lives twice: victims of assault, and perpetrators left with criminal records when principals walk free. Church authority still reaches estates where party youth wings recruit with cash and bhang promises.
What must follow sermons
Jobs, skills and sports programmes that outbid the gang economy. Police who arrest financiers, not only foot soldiers. Parties that expel members who hire violence.
Catholic bishops have already urged rejection of ethnic hatred; Anyolo’s youth focus makes that message operational at street level.
Young people’s agency
Refuse paid chaos; document threats; organise around service delivery. Defiant but tired voters need peaceful outlets, not another funeral.
Civic contacts: directory.
Based on KNA reporting of Archbishop Anyolo’s public warning.