Nairobi, 06 August, 2022 / 2:30 pm (ACI Africa).
The Catholic Archbishop of the Asmara in Eritrea has expressed his prayerful solidarity with the people of God in Kenya ahead of the general elections scheduled for August 9.
In a video recording that the Kenya Catholic Media Network published on Facebook Tuesday, August 2, Archbishop Mengisteab Tesfamariam shares his best wishes for Kenyans and says “fair elections” provide an occasion for “good governance”.
“I want to assure you that we will pray on that day and afterwards that the elections go smoothly and that they are fair and the voice of the people is listened to,” Archbishop Tesfamariam says in the video recorded on the sidelines of the 20th Plenary Assembly of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, that concluded with Holy Mass on July 17.
Archbishop Tesfamariam adds, “Elections are moments or opportunities given to us to express our wish so that we may have good governance.”
“Fair elections bring good governance," the member of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (MCCJ) further says.