Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (KCCB) Commission for Ecumenism Chairperson Bishop Alfred Korir has asked politicians to promote a culture of non-violence to save the country from political tension during and after the elections.
Speaking on Tuesday during a breakfast meeting with the Editors Guild on the upcoming Lent Peace Campaign to be launched on February 25, Bishop Korir challenged politicians to desist from making remarks likely to stir violence.
“Sometimes the politicians come on the ground and say oh we want a peaceful election. But they don’t make it,” he said
“It is the responsibility of all of us including the politicians to promote non-violence as a life style,” he said.
According to the Bishop, the country’s leadership has the responsibility to inculcate the culture of non-violence to avoid deaths and loss of property.
“When you promote active non-violence then what you say, what you do, the behaviour around you and the environment as a whole is peaceful.”
He urged the electorate to demand accountability from their elected leaders to ensure only those who represent their interests clinch elective seats.