The Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit has appealed to politicians across the political divide to tone down and be ambassadors of peace as the country gears up to the 2017 general elections.
The Archbishop says that there is need for politicians to embrace each other’s views despite their different ideological beliefs.
Ole Sapit notes that politicians hold the key to peaceful 2017 elections.
He observed that intolerance and lack of humility among politicians is a recipe for chaos.
“Our appeal is to politicians both in government and opposition to embrace humility and preach peace in the country as we approach the 2017 general elections,” he said during the 25th graduation ceremony at St Paul’s University in Limuru on Friday.
Ole Sapit said that politicians play a key role on matters unity and must be on the front-line in bringing Kenyans together.
He said that unity will guarantee peaceful 2017 elections.
The archbishop at the same time urged the National Cohesion and Integration (NCIC) so spearhead reconciliation programmes across the country.
He noted that some communities in some parts of the country are still hostile towards each other.
Ole Sapit said that peace and reconciliation will push the development agenda of the country forward.