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President William Ruto dances to a gospel song when he hosted the Akorino for a thanksgiving service at State House, Nairobi/PCS

President William Ruto on Sunday hosted the Akorino for a thanksgiving service at State House in Nairobi.

Accompanying the President was his deputy Kithure Kindiki, and a host of lawmakers among them Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu) and John Kiarie (Dagoretti South).

The Akorino (or Akurinu) are an indigenous, conservative Christian religious group in Kenya, recognized for their white robes and turbans, which symbolise purity and peace.

Emerging in the 1920s as a reaction against colonial and missionary influence, they hold strict doctrines focusing on the Holy Spirit, traditional African values, and pacifism

They believe in the Holy Spirit and baptism by water, oil, or laying of hands. They do not use statues or images of Jesus or Mary in their worship.

President William Ruto and his deputy Kithure Kindiki when he hosted the Akorino for a thanksgiving service at State House, Nairobi/PCS
Members of the Akorino in song and dance during a thanksgiving service at State House, Nairobi/PCS
An Akorino thanksgiving service at State House, Nairobi/PCS
Members of the Akorino during thanksgiving service at State House, Nairobi/PCS
Members of the Akorino during thanksgiving service at State House, Nairobi/PCS
Members of the Akorino during thanksgiving service at State House, Nairobi/PCS