Let clerics preach more loudly against growing intolerance

Careless campaigns, hate speech, ethnic antagonism all signal the likely danger ahead. [iStock]

On April 1, I attended the farmer-cum-politician Jackson Kibor’s funeral. I later witnessed the stoning of Raila Odinga’s helicopter and left convinced that this was just a tip of the violence iceberg we are likely to witness. Unfortunately, the rising intolerance has not been addressed or condemned enough, especially by our religious leaders.  

Equally, sometime back, DP William Ruto’s entourage was stoned at Kondele in Kisumu County. Again the incident was not condemned as strongly as it should have been. Many such instances are happening daily and threatening the very fabric of our unity.