Rt. Rev. Salesius Mugambi, Chairman of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) National Family Life Programme has emphasized the need to say no to the culture of death of unborn babies, the elderly, the terminally ill and the physically and mentally handicapped persons.
Speaking in Nairobi on 11th October when he flagged off the Conference’s Annual Walk for life, a pro-life initiative, that aims at condemning abortion and other vices that undermine the dignity of human person, Bishop Mugambi said that the dignity of human person from conception to natural death must be upheld at all time.
“Even though they temporarily live in a different environment for a time and are tiny in size, unborn babies are fully human beings who deserve dignity, respect and protection. The same applies to the elderly, the terminally ill as well as those physically and mentally challenged,” he said.
The Bishop of Meru Diocese also said that protection of God’s creation is an obligation to all, “It is the duty of every one of us to care for the environment but foremost to protect human life.”
The bishop expressed his sadness at people who use medical cases as excuses to execute abortion. “Medical science has never found abortion to cure any form of diseases. The mothers who have aborted the babies are usually left nursing physical and psychological disorders instead and in some cases they also die in the process.”
Bishop Mugambi also condemned human trafficking and child labour, which he said is a violation of human rights and a practice that has become a reality in the country. “People are recruited and compelled to labour and commercial sex and exploitation. Every year many children are transported from rural areas to the cities as domestic workers, where they are expose to long working hours with very little or no payment at all,” he said.
Source: Rose Achiego, Waumini Communications KCCB
