The Kikuyu and Kalenjin councils of elders have planned countrywide meetings to educate Kenyans on the importance of peace ahead of the 2022 polls.
The group will visit previous violence hotspots to urge Kenyans to maintain peace.
The more than 200 elders spoke when they held their annual meeting at Chairman’s hotel in Naivasha.
Kikuyu Council of Elders chairman Ndung’u Gaithuma said they had agreed on joint meetings to unite all communities.
“This is our first meeting and there will be a series of others, especially in the Rift Valley so that residents can feel safe wherever they are,” he said.
Gaithuma said they support the President in his efforts to unite the country through the Building Bridges Initiative.
Council spokesman James Karimi said the divisions in the Jubilee party were causing tensions among Kenyans.
“The Tangatanga and Kieleweke leaders should work for us, not divide us,” he said.
Kigochi Waimeri, the high priest at the council, said they will focus on informing Kenyans of the steps taken to a peaceful nation.
“You cannot abuse the President in political rallies and then you go back to him to ask for development, this must stop and Kenyans are tired of the same.”
“We sat with the President in 2013 and agreed on several issues and when his term ends we will still sit and see the best way forward,” he said.
Joseph Kona from the Kalenjin Council of Elders said they will bring communities living in the Rift Valley, so they can live as brothers.
