Religious leaders have been urged to consider initiating counselling and guidance sessions to scale down domestic violence cases and other related conflicts threatening marriage institutions.
Speaking at Riakemuma village during interdenominational prayers ex-Coffee Board of Kenya director, Simon Mokua, said majority of the domestic violence and conflicts facing the family institutions can be alleviated through regular counselling and guidance sessions.
Mokua challenged religious leaders to ensure there are counselling programmes in their calendar of events as part of the efforts to reach out families.
“Domestic violence disputes consume a lot of time and resources that would have been invested in development,” says Mokua.
Mokua noted that most families are facing myriad challenges hence threatening their unity and survival.
"It is important that our churches re-direct the focus and energy to the family units and consider investing a lot of time and resources in offering family-based counselling sessions,” said Mokua.
He said that having stable families will assist the country realise meaningful development.
“When people are united they will be more focused on development oriented activities,” notes Mokua.