Hello Nyakundi,
Please hide my identity.
I have worked closely around the operations of Christ Is The Answer Ministries and what many congregants see publicly is completely different from what happens internally at the head office.
CITAM is one of the biggest churches in Kenya and receives millions through offerings, tithes, and donor funding from local and international partners. Congregants faithfully give believing the money is being used to transform lives and support meaningful humanitarian and spiritual work. But internally, corruption, nepotism, hypocrisy, and misuse of influence have deeply affected the institution.
One of the biggest problems is recruitment. Vacancies are advertised publicly and interviews conducted, but most of the time the process is already predetermined. Jobs are handed to relatives, friends, and connected individuals while qualified Kenyans who genuinely attend interviews are only used to make the process appear transparent.
The HR Manager, Rahab Waturu, has turned recruitment into a family affair. She continuously brings in relatives and people connected to her circle. Recently, she brought in a relative called Moses Karanja whose qualifications leave many employees shocked, yet he continues occupying lucrative positions while more qualified and competent applicants are ignored.
What hurts many staff members is that the church publicly preaches integrity, fairness, and accountability, yet internally the exact opposite is happening. Employees are frustrated because favoritism matters more than professionalism and competence.
There is also serious rot in procurement and development projects. Tenders involving construction of church sanctuaries, schools, and other infrastructure projects are inflated through cooperation between procurement officials and business people connected to insiders. Millions are allocated, but the quality of work done does not reflect the amount spent. Some structures are poorly done despite huge budgets being approved.
From the outside, the church maintains a polished image and many congregants have no idea what is happening behind closed doors. But internally, the institution is slowly being destroyed by greed, nepotism, poor leadership, and people who are more interested in protecting networks and personal interests than serving God or the congregation honestly.
Many faithful members continue sacrificing financially thinking they are supporting a transparent ministry, yet internally workers are watching resources being mismanaged while accountability continues disappearing.
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