Church leaders are optimistic that the Supreme Court of Kenya will uphold the will of the people following the decision by Azimio-One Kenya presidential candidate Raila Odinga to challenge the declaration of Deputy President William Ruto as President-Elect.
Led by Federation of Evangelical and Indigenous Christian Churches of Kenya Secretary General bishop David Thagana, the church leaders urged Kenyans to continue exercising patience as they wait for the final decision by the court.
Bishop Thagana cautioned that any attempt to overthrow the will of the people through a compromised judicial decision could plunge the country into anarchy and asked the judges to not only exercise impartiality but also undertake their duties with utmost good faith, fairness and public trust.
Thagana who spoke in Juja, Kiambu County, during the conclusion of a three-day Servant Leadership Training and prayer session at the same time urged Kenyans to accept the ruling of the Supreme Court set to be delivered by September 5.
“We must show that we are law-abiding citizens by accepting the ruling of the Supreme Court judges. We reject lawlessness and incitement by politicians to picket in the streets and our wish is, that everybody should be prepared to accept the decision of the court so that we move forward,” said Thagana.
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He warned that driving Kenyans back to the streets could further strangle the country’s crippled economy that has increased joblessness and prices of basic commodities.
“For the welfare of Kenyans, we would like to move forward. We have started going back to our work and we wouldn’t want that to be interrupted by chaos and lawlessness,” noted Thagana.
His sentiments were echoed by Rev. Dr Carey Akin and Elizabeth Muthoni who urged Kenyans to uphold peace and unity terming violence as no solution to challenges facing the country.
“I encourage Kenyans to say that whatever the outcome will be, caring for one another and loving each other will see them take the country far,” said Akin.
He at the same time urged elected leaders to focus on uplifting the lives of the downtrodden by prudently using available resources for the social-economic well-being of all.
