Religious leaders pray for peace as Kenya in election year

Kakamega Diocese Catholic Bishop Joseph Obanyi serves Holy Communion to congregants during a New Year mass. (Photos: Duncan Ocholla)

Messages of peace, especially during elections, dominated speeches by religious and political leaders as the country welcomed the new year.

Anglican Church of Kenya Archbishop Jackson ole Sapit, who led a service at All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi, urged political leaders to lower the rising political temperatures.