Speaking while addressing tourists and pilgrims who had
gathered for the Angelus prayer, the Pope noted that he was closely watching
the situation in Kenya adding that all faithful should remember the country in
prayer.
The Pope explained that what was happening in the Kenya
could only be solved if all parties engage in dialogue for the common good of
the country.
‘’I ask you to join my prayer for peace in the world. I am
paying close attention in these days to Kenya, which I visited in 2015, and for
which I pray, that the whole country might be able to face the current
difficulties in a climate of constructive dialogue, having at heart the search
for the common good,’’ Pope Francis stated.
The Pope message comes even as the two leading political
outfits have refused to engage in any form of dialogue.
On Saturday, Opposition leader Raila Odinga dismissed the
plan to hold dialogue with President Uhuru Kenyatta ahead of the repeat
presidential election.
Speaking in Ugenya during the burial of his brother in law
Caleb Oyeya , he noted that the room for dialogue closed the moment he withdrew
from the repeat presidential election.
The room for dialogue ended on October 10 when I announced
my withdrawal from the forthcoming elections, he stated.
President Kenyatta and his deputy Ruto also ruled out talks
with the opposition on the repeat presidential election, stating that Jubilee
wass ready for the exercise.
Addressing Jubilee supporters in Trans Nzoia last week, President
Kenyatta stated: We are ready for the election set for October 26 and I
will not hold talks with anyone
The Head of State further noted that the only dialogue he
will have is with the people of Kenya while campaigning and asking for their
votes.
The only talks I will hold are with the people of Kenya,
going to the voters to ask for votes. The IEBC has been supported by taxpayers
with Sh12 Billion and their job is to organise elections and not to hold
dialogue with anyone, he stated
