By Rose Achiego Ande
The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has called on the elected political leaders to be inclusive in their service to the people of Kenya and in various leadership appointments as a way of uniting Kenyans.
Speaking on 1st October 2022, at the Marian Shrine, Subukia in Nakuru, during National Prayer Day, the Chairman of KCCB Most Rev. Martin Kuvuva said, “As we welcome and congratulate those who were elected to various political positions of leadership, we wish to remind them that they have been elected to serve all Kenyans. We, therefore, ask them to be inclusive in their choices of those whom they will appoint in various offices.
Archbishop Kivuva who is the Archbishop of The Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa also urged the leaders to address the real issues that are affecting the lives of Kenyans and to intensify the war against graft, stating that corruption is one of the key problems hindering growth and development in the country.
He, therefore, called on Kenyans to pray for courage, wisdom, and love as the new Government embarks on its service to the people of Kenya. “We have a duty as a church to pray for our civil leaders to remain faithful and listen to prophetic advice,” Archbishop Kivuva said.
Aware of the happening during the electioneering period, he said Kenyans should not forget to pray for unity. “We need the unity that we always pray for in our national anthem. We need cohesion and reconciliation in our country because we might have injured someone in one way or the other. Let us see each other as brothers and sisters,” he said.
National prayer day is held at the Shrine every year to bring Catholics from all the dioceses in Kenya together, to pray for their needs and that of the nation.
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