Members of the Hood Group businessmen and professionals [Photo/The Standard]
A group of Nairobi businessman have come out to pledge their support of the October 26 presidential election.
On Thursday the Hood Group businessmen said the country should do all it can to ensure peace and stability.
They added that violence and insecurity will not benefit anyone no matter how the person may see it.
“We are in support of talks aimed at coming to some amicable solution to the impasse today’s (Thursday) proposed by IEBC Chairman, Wafual Chebukati,” said the group as quoted by The Standard.
The group further spoke about how the economy would negatively effected by the prolonged electioneering period.
“Businesses are making losses. Employees have been laid off. The cost of living is rising and if this situation does not change, then the economy may begin to collapse,” they warned.
The insisted that demonstrations should not infringe on the democratic voting rights of citizens.
“It is the right of voters that do not want to vote to abstain from voting, and it is equally the right of voters who will be making their way to the polling station to vote on that day to be allowed so without interference,” they said.