President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned that a possible post-election violence looms as the country heads to the 2017 general elections.
Speaking during the Jamhuri Day Celebrations held at Nyayo Stadium, the president called upon politicians to use the court system to settle their elections grievances instead of causing chaos among citizens.
He warned foreign governments against meddling in the Kenyan political sphere, accusing them of colluding with local politicians to impose leaders on Kenyans.
“In the United States, following the last election, much has been said about potential foreign interference with the electoral process. We are also going into elections next year. There is already money coming into Kenya from abroad in the guise of supporting good governance or civic education,” he said.
“However, its true intention is to influence our electoral choices,” the president added.
In his closing remarks, Uhuru asked the country to be united and treat each other as brothers through and out of the 2017 general elections.
“I do not have to remind you what disunity looks like,” he said.
“We know all too well what happened the last time we failed to treat each other as one family. So I will close by asking every Kenyan one single thing: in 2017, I ask you to be your brother’s keeper,” added the president.