Kenya President Calls for 3-day Interfaith Prayers

The Kenyan president declared Saturday a national holiday to encourage as many people as possible to participate in a three-day national prayer weekend which started on Friday.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta led the East African country in prayers on Saturday encouraging his compatriots to pray for the country in their usual places of worship in compliance with COVID-19 containment protocols.

People of all faiths gathered at a ceremony in the State House in the Kenyan capital Nairobi where, for the whole day, they led the entire country in an interfaith prayer service broadcast live on all leading televisions, radios, and digital media platforms.

Kenyatta asked for forgiveness from all those whom he had wronged and extended an olive branch to those who had wronged him, as a call for reconciliation.

He also appreciated the efforts of the country’s health workers who have lost their lives and put their lives at risk in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.