NCCK has condemned the disruption of a post-budget dialogue forum at All Saints Cathedral by alleged state-sponsored goons.

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NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 13 — The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) has condemned the disruption of a post-budget dialogue forum at All Saints Cathedral by “state-sponsored goons,” demanding the immediate arrest and prosecution of those behind the incident.

The forum, convened on Friday by civil society organizations, was intended to interrogate the 2026/27 national budget unveiled by Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi on Thursday.

It sought to discuss the Sh4.84 trillion spending plan which included a Sh567.3 billion allocation to the security sector—one of the largest votes in the budget covering the military, police, intelligence services, prisons, and internal administration.

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In a statement issued Friday, NCCK described the events at the cathedral as a “blatant and despicable desecration” of a sacred place of worship.

These are the other goons who stormed, disrupted and stole valuables at a CSOs' meeting held at All Saints Cathedral, Nairobi, to scrutinise the 2026-2027 budget. One of them said @JohnMbadiN had sent them. Mbadi must face the law. https://t.co/K4nbP9iOSI pic.twitter.com/SEZIn9N7EM

“The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) is appalled at the blatant and despicable desecration of the All Saints Cathedral, a sacred place of worship, by state-sponsored goons earlier today,” the statement read.

The church umbrella body questioned why armed individuals were allegedly deployed to disrupt a public discussion on the budget, suggesting the action was aimed at preventing citizens from scrutinizing the government’s spending plans.

“Why would a government official send armed goons to disrupt a Post Budget Dialogue Forum organized by registered civil society organizations?” NCCK posed.

“What is the government trying to stop the citizens of Kenya discussing and noticing in the 2026-2027 budget presented yesterday?”

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya