FAKE: Message attributed to Bishop Oginde on peace fabricated

A message attributed to Christ the Answer Ministry (CITAM) Bishop emeritus David Oginde regarding his take on peace has been fabricated.

While the initial comment on peace is correct, as he spoke to a local radio station, additional fake  statement has been added to his message.

"The peace that we call for is not one that overlooks," said Oginde in an interview with Hope fm.

The fake message which has been widely shared on social media contained additional remarks that he did not make.

"We find it easy to pray for peace but rarely do we pray for justice. Peace is comfortable. It avoids us dealing with issues; justice is uncomfortable, it forces us to address the difficult issues. May we learn to pray for both peace and in most cases, justice leads to lasting peace," read the fake message.

The fake message emerged after a group of religious leaders had attended the announcement of Presidential results on Monday at the Bomas of Kenya.

The results has drawn mixed reactions among Kenyan with a section happy with them while others against.

Fact-checker has debunked the message attributed to Oginde and found that it is fake.

Bishop Oginde took to his Twitter handle to stamp the message as fake.

This fact check was produced by The Star Newspaper with support from Code for Africa’s PesaCheck, African Fact-Checking Alliance Network, and the United Nations Development Program.