Rachel Ruto attends national prayer breakfast women’s convocation in Nairobi
By Ndiritu Wanjiru, May 27, 2026First Lady Rachel Ruto today joined women leaders drawn from both Houses of Parliament for the National Prayer Breakfast Women’s Convocation held at Safari Park Hotel, ahead of the main National Prayer Breakfast scheduled for Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Nairobi.
Introducing the meeting in an introductory remark on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, nominated Senator Veronicah Maina welcomed the participants and emphasised the importance of the event in enhancing collaboration between women parliamentarians.
“Allow me to welcome you to this women’s convocation gathering that is hosted by parliamentarians, the women’s caucus of both the national assembly and the senate. This is the third of such events where women leaders from both houses gather together as we prepare for the main national prayer breakfast that is happening tomorrow morning,” Maina said.
The senator further stated that the meeting was also a crucial preparatory meeting for the annual National Prayer Breakfast to be held in a prayerful and reflective moment and that the women legislators of the National Assembly and the Senate gathered to pray in preparation for the main event this year, whose theme is “Forgiveness and Reconciliation”.
“The theme of this prayer breakfast today, this prayer convocation, and even the prayer breakfast tomorrow is forgiveness and reconciliation,” she added.
The Women’s Convocation is anticipated to contribute to the National Assembly’s National Prayer Breakfast, where members of the National Assembly will join with the Senate for a time of prayer, discussion and reflection about leadership and service to the nation.
National Prayer Breakfast 2026
Senate Speaker Amason Kingi announced that the 2026 National Prayer Breakfast will be held on May 28, 2026 at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, with this year’s event focusing on forgiveness and reconciliation.
Speaking in a video shared by the Senate of Kenya on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, Kingi said the annual event will begin at 7 am and will be hosted by the Senate under the rotational arrangement between the two Houses of Parliament.
“The National Prayer Breakfast for this year will be held on 28th May 2026 at the Safari Park Hotel starting 7 am,” Kingi said.
“The hosting of this event is normally done on a rotational basis, that is, the National Assembly and the Senate. This year, the host is actually the Senate,” he added.
Kingi said the theme of this year’s prayer breakfast was informed by the current political atmosphere in the country, noting that leaders needed to embrace dialogue and restraint as the country heads towards the next election cycle.
“We have over one year to the election day, but if you listen to politicians crisscrossing this country and the kind of statements being released out there, the temperatures are rising day after day, and that is not good for this country,” he concluded.
“Therefore, we need to tone down, and you can only tone down if you address the spirit of forgiveness and reconciliation.”