Stop campaigns and uphold Covid rules, religious groups urge leaders

(From left to right ) Health CS Mutahi Kagwe, Interfaith Council Chairman and Arch Bishop of Nyeri, Anthony Muheria, and Interior and Coordination of Government Fred Matiangi during a consultative meeting on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, in Nairobi. [Samson Wire. Standard].

Religious groups have urged politicians to go slow on political campaigns amid the rising number of Covid-19 infections and deaths in the country.

Addressing the media yesterday in Nairobi after meeting Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i and his Health counterpart Mutahi Kagwe, the Interfaith Council called on leaders observe Covid-19 safety measures.