NASA leader Raila Odinga greets President Uhuru Kenyatta at the All Saints Cathedral, Nairobi, on Sunday. The two leaders met today for the first time since the repeat presidential election of October 26. [PHOTO/Standard]
Sunday was a day of holiness as the country's top politicians and arc-rivals Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga met and shook hands.
Although the two have had stern stances against each other in the political space, a religious function at the All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi saw them meet and see eye to eye.
In the service, they put aside their differences and posed for photos in what could be a message that they are not enemies after all.
First Lady Margaret Kenyatta (second from left) joins President Uhuru Kenyatta (c), Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby (second from right) and NASA leader Raila Odinga (R) for a photo session at the All Saints Cathedral, Nairobi on Sunday. [PHOTO/Standard]
This was the first time the two were sharing a roof after the controversial October 26 repeat presidential election.
From left: President Uhuru Kenyatta, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and NASA leader Raila Odinga. [PHOTO/Standard]
The function was presided over by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby who had at an earlier TV interview urged the two leaders to reconcile and resolve their differences.
Chief Justice David Maraga also attended the celebration.
Chief Justice David Maraga (centre) attending the Sunday function. [PHOTO/Standard]
All Saints Cathedral is the headquarters of the Anglican Province in Kenya and also serves as the diocese of the Anglican Church, Kenya.
President Uhuru Kenyatta with First Lady Margaret Kenyatta. [PHOTO/Standard]
Archbishop Justin Welby is the worldwide symbolic head of the Anglican Communion.