On 26th August 2025, members of the National Integrity Alliance (NIA) moved to court to block President William Ruto’s plan to construct a private church at State House, Nairobi, at an estimated cost of Sh2 billion. The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), Transparency International Kenya (TI-Kenya), Inuka Kenya Ni Sisi!, and The Institute of Social Accountability argued that the project violates Article 8 of the Constitution, which establishes Kenya as a secular state with no official religion.
Yesterday, The High Court of Kenya issued a conservatory order restraining the Government of Kenya, its officers and or anyone acting on its behalf from constructing a permanent church or building associated with any religious faith within the Grounds of State House, Nairobi or any other State House or State Lodges until 18th November 2025.