Business owners and religious leaders have launched a peace campaign in the country following heightened political activity.
The
Kenya Private Sector Alliance (Kepsa), religious and youth leaders also
asked politicians to tone down on their utterances to avoid dividing
the nation.
Speaking during a breakfast meeting at a
Nairobi hotel yesterday, Kepsa chairman Vimal Shah said tension would
negatively affect business.
“This is not the time for political rallies and mudslinging. It is time to stand together. We don’t want destruction,” he said.
“This
is not the time for polarisation. It is time to ensure prosperity
within our borders,” added Mr Shah, who is also the Bidco CEO.
The
business leader said the latest utterances by politicians and their
supporters were likely to flare up the country, adding that the launch
of the peace campaign was meant to prevent such a situation.
While
also calling for peace, Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore said leaders should
concentrate on providing employment for the youth and tackling
insecurity.
“Foreign investors have an appetite to come
to Kenya but we must tackle insecurity and focus on creating jobs for
the youth,” he said.
He spoke at the same event.
He spoke at the same event.
Kenya
Red Cross Secretary-General Abbas Gullet said lives had been lost
during ethnic clashes in parts of northeastern Kenya and the Rift
Valley.
Hundreds of people have also been displaced by the ethnic clashes, he added.
Mr Gullet said the latest case of violence were the attacks in Mpeketoni, Lamu, which left more than 50 people dead.
He said Kenya should find a lasting solution to such violence.
“We must find a solution to these problems. We must address these issues once and for all,” he said.
Businessman
Chris Kirubi said the perpetrators of the Mpeketoni attacks must be
apprehended. He appealed to religious leaders to preach peace.
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