The First Lady said women enjoy a unique status of being a united front and they should use that strength to cultivate unity in the society. [Photo/PSCU]
First Lady Margaret Kenyatta Saturday led calls for peace as she joined thousands of women from different regions to pray for the country.
She joined thousands of women from different faiths who gathered at Uhuru Park, Nairobi, for an interdenominational prayer rally and urged them to be agents of peace and stability.
The First Lady said the women gathered at the rally, with different backgrounds and interests, were united for the common focus of a peaceful and prosperous Kenya.
She said women have a central role to play in promoting the stability of the nation since stable family units are the building blocks of a stable society.
“I urge all of us to embrace our unique status in our communities as a united front. Peace and prosperity for this nation will be the result of our cumulative efforts,” said the First Lady.
She said every citizen has a duty to ensure their personal lives espouse values that promote and build a better Kenya for all.
The First Lady said women enjoy a unique status of being a united front and they should use that strength to cultivate unity in the society.
“Each of us can affect an individual, a family or a community in a way that fundamentally alters them – and that is what we must seek to do,” said the First Lady.
She said women have special roles as agents of peace, healing and reconciliation, that directly impacts on the well-being of the whole society.
A stable family unit, said the First Lady, is the foundation block of a stable country.
She urged women to continue praying for the country even as they continue playing a proactive role to promote unity within their spheres of influence.
“And we must persevere in these efforts knowing that although we may have our differences, we as women and mothers must guard this nation for the future of our children,” said the First Lady.
She said the women gathered at the rally were bound together by the desire to “yield to God – to pray and to pray without apology”.
The prayer rally was organised by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission and Trans-World Radio.
The prayer rally was also attended by Mrs Rachel Ruto, the Deputy President’s spouse