Raila meets Nubian, church leaders in Kibra over Monday chaos

He also called on Muslims and Christians to coexist peacefully.

In Summary

• Raila who was accompanied by other Azimio leaders called for a truce between the two groups.

•The leaders included Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua, Kalonzo Musyoka, Eugene Wamalwa, George Wajackoyah and Jeremiah Kioni among others.

Azimio leader Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka and Martha Karua after meeting Nubian and PCEA religious leaders at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Foundation in Nairobi on March 29, 2023.
Azimio leader Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka and Martha Karua after meeting Nubian and PCEA religious leaders at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Foundation in Nairobi on March 29, 2023.
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Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga has met representatives of the Nubian community and the Church in Kibra after pockets of violence were witnessed on Monday.

Raila who was accompanied by other Azimio leaders called for a truce between the two groups.

The leaders included Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua, Kalonzo Musyoka (Wiper Party), Eugene Wamalwa (DAP-K), George Wajackoyah, and Jubilee SG Jeremiah Kioni among others.

The visit follows a fight that saw a Mosque burnt, a Church robbed, and set ablaze by the fighting groups.

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 Opposition leaders also met traders from Kibra whose businesses were affected by the chaos witnessed on Monday.

Raila claimed the chaos were planned and funded by people from outside Kibra.

He also called on Muslims and Christians to coexist peacefully.

The chaos broke out after Raila took his anti-government protests to Kibra Constituency.

This came after the police for a second time blocked their efforts to access the Nairobi Central Business District.

The Opposition has been holding protests Mondays and Thursdays.

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