Sabina Chege: Critics of breakfast prayers miss the point

President Uhuru Kenyatta (fourth left) joins Kajiado MCAs in a dance during the National Prayer Breakfast at a Nairobi hotel. [Beverlyne Musili, Standard]

The theme of “the dawn of a new Kenya” at this year’s National Prayer Breakfast at Safari Park was apt for the kind of governance that we have seen ushered under the Jubilee administration. The breakfast saw leaders from across the political divide in attendance, including DP William Ruto, former Vice President Musalia Mudavadi and President Salva Kiir of South Sudan.

It is a great reflection of the national unity that is slowly becoming the norm here. In reaching out to President Kiir, President Kenyatta gave a boost to his continued efforts to achieve peace in South Sudan and the region.