Revived Christians Impacted Kenya, Says Archbishop

He is a peacemaker on the national and regional level, and a champion of social justice.

And yet, the Anglican Archbishop of Kenya is but one of the fruits of the East African Revival that led Christians to impact society.

The Most Reverend Dr. Eliud Wabukala was "very much involved in the negotiations... to enable (the Sudanese) to lay the ground for their readiness and willingness to go for the referendum," highlighted Archbishop Dr. John Chew.

It was a "very peaceful" process, added the Bishop of Singapore.

"Everyone thought it was the (United Nations) who did all the thing but really the groundwork was done very much by Christians leaders on the ground," he said.

Archbishop Wabukala was also involved in peacemaking negotiations to facilitate the political process.

During an election stalemate in Kenya in recent years, he helped opposition parties work out a formula of power sharing between the president and the prime minister, Archbishop Chew noted.

The Kenya Archbishop's involvement goes beyond peacemaking.

In 2009, he was appointed by the President of Kenya to chair Kenya's council on anti-corruption.

The archbishops were speaking Thursday at a public talk on the East African Revival and its impact on African spirituality and society. To read more, click here.