After months away from the country's political arena, former President Uhuru Kenyatta has come out strongly, accusing several unnamed leaders of betrayal.

While attending the Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe and Wallace Ng'ang'a Ghachihi at the St Mary's Msongari Grounds in Nairobi on Saturday, April 6, 2024, Kenyatta alleged that the Kenyan political scene is full of traitors.

The event was attended by politicians from both sides of the divide, a majority of whom have been in the same camp with Uhuru before. The leaders are; National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula, Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria, Health CS Susan Nakhumicha, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja, Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi, and Dagoretti North MP Beatrice Elachi, among others.

In an attack that directly or indirectly hit at some of the leaders in attendance, the former head of state based his utterances on a sermon issued by a bishop at the event on matters betrayal.

"The Nuncio has talked about betrayers in the church, but I want to say that I don't see a lot of betrayal in the church. Betrayal is on the other side (as he pointed to the side occupied by political leaders)," Uhuru said. 

"To the traitors, I want to tell them that even Judas (Iscariot) betrayed Jesus, but he later left the pieces of silver and hanged himself. Everything will all come to an end," he added. 

"As the Nuncio has reminded us today, the job of a shepherd is not to direct, but to guide and lead and bring everybody along with you," Mr Kenyatta said, explaining that the purpose of leadership is to serve the people, not to, "lord over everyone else".

Allegations by the retired head of state come at a time his Azimio co-principal, former premier Raila Odinga is working with President William Ruto for his election as African Union chairperson.

In recent state visits to the West African countries of Ghana and Guinea-Bissau, President Ruto has secured backing for Raila's AUC bid.