Kindiki urges Kenyans to protect peace after transport strike violence

Speaking on Tuesday during the requiem mass of Anita Kendi Murungi — the daughter of former Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi — at St John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Karen, Nairobi, Kindiki said the country cannot make progress without peace.

“As we transact our national issues or national challenges, we must preserve and prioritise national peace and national stability,” Kindiki said.

“We take our stability and our peace for granted unless and until when it is taken away,” he added.

Kindiki appealed for calm even when Kenyans disagree politically, saying all sides must protect cohesion.

“We will not agree all the time on all the issues… but the one thing all of us in government, opposition and independence… must protect jealously is the peace, stability and cohesion of our country,” he said.

The Deputy President also delivered condolences from President William Ruto, who he said is out of the country on official duty, adding that the Head of State had been in touch with Kiraitu Murungi and offered support to the family.

“President Ruto mourns with us,” Kindiki said.

He urged Kenyans “to love Kenya more than they love other things” and to resolve national challenges through peaceful means.