Nairobi, 23 March, 2020 / 6:21 am (ACI Africa).
Kenya’s religious leaders drawn from various faiths, including four Catholic Bishops and a nun, heeded President Uhuru Kenyatta’s invitation for the National Prayer Day Saturday, March 21 at the Nairobi-based State House, leading Kenyans in seeking divine intervention over COVID-19 pandemic, with the call to repentance dominating the event broadcast live on various Kenyan media outlets.
“Dear people of God, my brothers and sisters, our Kenyans wherever you are, we welcome you all to today’s National Day of Prayer as we were invited by our dear President Uhuru Kenyatta on 18th March 2020,” Archbishop Anthony Muheria of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri said in his role as one of the two Masters of Ceremony at the March 21 event.
“We invite you all, from all faiths, from all counties, from all walks of life, join us today, this day, to raise our hearts to God, led by the representative religious leaders present here at State House,” the Catholic Prelate said.
At the Saturday event that started at noon, President Kenyatta set the tone of the theme of repentance that characterized the prayerful input of the religious leaders who spoke, representing the 26 Kenyan clerics in attendance.
“Today is not my day but our day as a nation to seek God’s forgiveness for anything that we may have done wrong individually and collectively as a nation, and seek his favour on the challenges we are facing,” said President Kenyatta.