Monday, February 18, 2008
Church backs coalition
Church leaders have called on the Government to accept a power-sharing agreement to save the country from civil strife. Religious leaders in Mombasa, called on PNU to relax its hardline stand and accept the power-sharing deal as proposed by US President George Bush and the international community. Mombasa Catholic Bishop Boniface Lele called on PNU to understand that the US was making such demands because of its concerns for Kenya and the statement by Bush did not amount to interfering with the country’s internal affairs. “The Government should not take this proposal by the US President as direct interference in the running of our country. They are doing this because of their love for Kenya,” Lele said. He said the coming to Nairobi of US Secretary of State, Dr Condoleeza Rice, to support the Annan-led talks excited the church. “For the US to send her Secretary of State is a confirmation that we are an important country,” Lele said.
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