Church leaders call for credible polls as peace campaign launched

President Uhuru Kenyatta is received by Catholic Archbishop John Cardinal Njue on arrival for the launch of the 2017 National Lenten Campaign at University of Nairobi grounds, Nairobi County.

Church leaders have called for peaceful campaigns and credible elections, urging Kenyans to remain united in the run-up to the polls on August 8.

Speaking at the University of Nairobi Saturday where the Catholic Church unveiled a peace campaign, the religious leaders asked Kenyans to remain level-headed during the campaigns.