From: Bishop Dr. Washington Ogonyo Ngede
PRESS RELEASE.
12TH APRIL 2012.

WE the Nyanza Clergy appeal to Peace Loving Kenyans and Bishops from various Churches and different Faiths to pray for Peace and Unity for the whole Country of Kenya.

We also condemn a section of the Clergy who collude with some Politicians to preach tribal alliances as this will never take this Country anywhere but will only divide Peace Loving Citizens with an aim of hating one another.

WE are also condemning in the strongest terms possible the ill motive plan by a section of politicians in the country who are allegedly plotting to assassinate Prime Minister Raila Amollo Odinga.We are therefore appealing to the various organs of the Government to fully investigate the alleged conspiracy to eliminate the country’s Prime Minister, as Kenyans want to know the whole truth about the saga.

We are kindly asking the police to give the matter the uttermost attention it deserves. In the previous years, such kinds of rumors were said about JM Kariuki, Tom Mboya, Robert Ouko, Bishop Alexander Muge among others. These rumors later became realities when these mentioned prominent personalities were eventually murdered under mysterious circumstances and their cases are still unresolved to date.We further appeal to the peace loving Kenyans and the Bishops from various churches and different faiths to pray for peace and unity for the whole country.

We also condemn those people who are preaching tribal alliances as this will never take this country anywhere but will only divide peace loving citizens with an aim of hating one another. Politicians should instead embark on a mission to see that the country remain united especially at this time in which we are approaching General Elections.“We do not like seeing our country going back to the darkness of the 2007/08 post election Violence,”

Lastly, we are advising our fellow church leaders who are turning into disciples of politicians by presiding over prayer rallies to leave the politicians a lone as clergy should instead wait for the politicians in the churches.“The action of some of our brothers betrays Christian faith and let men of God not be consumed by Politics.

In Christian teaching, love your brother as you love yourself not for church ministers to pray and open the doors for abusing each other in political rallies. Finally, we are appealing to the Government to beef up security for the Prime Minister God Bless Kenya.

1. ARCHBISHOP DR. WASHINGTON OGONYO NGEDE –
CHAIRMAN NYANZA COUNCIL OF CHURCH LEADERS.

2. ARCHBISHOP JULIUS OTIENO

3. ARCHBISHOP HESBON NJERA

4. BISHOP FRANCIS MWAYI ABIERO

5. BISHOP JASPER OGELLO.

6. BISHOP JOHN ONYANGO OBER

7. BISHOP OWUOR MENA

8. REV BARACK AGALO

9. BISHOP EVANS OOKO

10. BISHOP ALEX OWUOTH

11. BISHOP JAMES OPIYO ONYANGO

CHAIRMAN – SIAYA PASTORS