•A section of Masjid A-Aqsa Islamic mosque was the first to go up in flames following the chaos that rocked Kibra.
• A group of youths also raided the Presbyterian Church of East Africa in retaliation and set it ablaze.
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Kanu chairman Gideon Moi has broken his silence over the aftermath of Monday's Opposition protests.
According to Gideon, while it is the right of Kenyans to hold protests, they must denounce the destruction of property at all costs.
"Even as we exercise the right to picket under Article 37, we must all be emphatic in denouncing the destruction of private property in any part of this country, be it a stall, shop, supermarket or even farm," he said on Wednesday morning.
He further condemned the attacks in Kibra that saw a Church and a Mosque destroyed by rowdy youths.
First to go up in flames was a section of Masjid A-Aqsa Islamic mosque as a spillover of the confrontation between two rival camps that had engaged each other for the better part of Monday.
A group of youths also raided the Presbyterian Church of East Africa in retaliation and set it ablaze in a worrying shift of the opposition protests.
The Kanu leader insisted that political differences should not escalate into religious hostility as witnessed in Kibra on Monday.
"We must come to a common understanding as a nation that our different political inclinations should not degenerate into religious animosity as recently witnessed in parts of Kibra Constituency, Nairobi County," Gideon said.
"Our constitution acknowledges the supremacy of the Almighty God in the Preamble and the freedom of religion, thus reaffirming the importance of religious tolerance despite our beliefs," he added.
His remarks come a day after his party condemned the attack on former president Uhuru Kenyatta's farm, terming it distasteful.
Kanu secretary general George Wainaina questioned how safe the property of ordinary Kenyans is if that could happen to a former head of state.
"If the property of the family of the former president can be invaded in broad daylight with no police response, what about the property of the common Kenyan?
"KANU finds this trend very disturbing and calls on the relevant authorities to immediately institute measures to arrest and prosecute individuals who took part in the invasion," Wainaina said on Tuesday.
The party also called out pro-government leaders for using Azimio protests to justify the raids on Kenyatta and Raila properties.
Kanu, which is led by former Baringo senator Gideon Moi, is one of the constituent parties that make up the Azimio coalition.
However, Kanu has not been actively seen taking part in the opposition protests, despite insisting that they are part of the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance coalition.