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Kenya: Religious Leaders Call for Free and Fair Elections

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Kiambu — Religious leaders have urged the government to assure Kenyans that the August general elections and subsequent transition will be peaceful, free and fare

Speaking at the Jumuia Conference Country Home in Limuru, led by National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK), General Secretary (GS), Canon Chris Kinyanjui, the clergy called on President Uhuru Kenyatta to assure Kenyans of a peaceful election and seamless transition thereafter.

The NCCK General Secretary said the first test will be during the political parties and coalitions primaries, which will test the free and fairness of the process three months before the General Elections.

The action plan also included calling upon Interior and Coordination Cabinet Secretary (CS), Fred Matiangi, to make adequate preparations and coordinate with the State and Non-state actors, in order to secure the elections.

“We want Kenyans to be assured that scenes witnessed in the Juja by elections, where electoral officials were harassed and assaulted in the presence of police officers, will not be repeated,” stressed GS. “We are asking that the law be applied equally to all across the board,” said Kinyanjui.

The clerics said that after a two-day consultative meeting, members are also demanding that the National Treasury fully funds the budget of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for a smooth election.

The men of cloth further castigated the recent changes in the 2022 Elections Amendment Bill, saying the radical changes to the law, so close to the polls, will create tension among voters and aspirants.