Mkamburi Chigogo: Drunkards at bar are more genuine than churchgoers
Mkamburi Chigogo has shared her honest thoughts about the state of the church and its followers.
In her latest remarks on a video on Instagram on Thursday, September 11, 2025, she openly admitted that there are no people she fears more than churchgoers, adding that her heart often races whenever she hears them speak.
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“Hakuna watu naogopa kama hao wanaume wa kanisa. Chairman…senior pastor…kuna kitu tu, huwa nasikia moyo inaenda mbio,” she said, pointing directly at what she sees as hidden hypocrisy within religious spaces.
According to Mkamburi, the cruelty she has encountered within church settings is unlike anything else.
“Hakuna wanaume wakatili kama wale wamejificha katika wingu la kanisa,” she declared, suggesting that behind the religious titles and leadership roles lies a darker side that rarely gets exposed.
Hypocrisy
She went further to claim that the church is often filled with hypocrisy and silence. In her view, while people in bars may appear to lack morals, they are at least free to speak their minds without fear of judgment.
“Let me tell you, people in church don’t talk. Kanisa wakati mwingi imejaa na a lot of hypocrisy,” she said.
Drawing a sharp comparison between churchgoers and drunkards, Mkamburi noted, “Unaona vile walevi kwenye bar, mtu anaweza funguka na aseme yake, kanisani hakunanga hiyo.”
For her, the openness in bars demonstrates a level of honesty that is sorely missing in religious spaces.
Her comments have divided opinions online. Some supporters praised her courage, saying she only echoed what many people think but are too afraid to say out loud. They argue that churches have increasingly become places of performance, where people hide their true struggles behind titles and appearances.
Others, however, criticised her remarks as being too generalised and unfair to the many believers who genuinely practise their faith with integrity. They argued that while hypocrisy exists, it is not exclusive to the church and should not overshadow the positive role religion plays in shaping morals and community values.
