Religious leaders from various faiths and denominations today convened at Ufungamano House to discuss the ongoing division of IEBC Commissioners, a call for peace and mediation.
The leader included those from the Evangelical Alliance of Kenya (EAK), the General Conference of Akorino Churches Assembly, the Hindu Council of Kenya, the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB), the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK), the Organisation of African Instituted Churches (OAIC), the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (SUPCKEM), the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA), and the Shia Anthnaashari Jamaat.
The spiritual leaders met and voiced their views on the just concluded presidential polls that saw the IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati declared William Ruto as the president-elect.
While addressing the issue of the division among the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Commissioners, leaders asserted their concern for the Commissioners ostensible lack of unity.
The leaders also acknowledged the importance of the IEBC in the country’s political processes as guaranteed by the Kenyan Constitution and laws.
“We have in this regard reached out to the Commissioners to pray and listen to them with a view of finding an amicable way forward,” Archbishop Martin Kivuva, representative from KCCB said.
The leaders congratulated all poll winners and thanked Kenyans for participating in a peaceful electoral process. They also assured those who did not win that they would receive healing and spiritual uplifting in order to help them move on to the next phase of their life while continuing to be available to serve all Kenyans.
“We the religious leaders in our beloved country take this moment to thank God for hearing the prayers of Kenyans and granting us a peaceful election. We have consistently engaged in the electoral process, always seeking to promote the achievement of the aspiration of Kenyans that is expressed in our National Anthem,” said Kivuva.
The men of God also condoled with the families of the Kenyans who lost their lives during the electioneering period, including the slain Embakasi IEBC Returning Officer.
“We have prayed for their families, and urge the security agencies to speed up investigations so that those responsible are held to account,” he said.
The men of the cloth have called upon all Kenyans to join in prayer so that the persons elected during this period will serve our nation effectively and will promote justice, peaceful coexistence and national cohesion.
“Let us continue praying that every Kenyan will play their role in advancing our nation,” said Kivuva.