Kenya: Opposition Leaders Decline Invitation To National Prayer Breakfast
June 06, 2023
By Samuel Ouma
Raila Odinga (on mic), Martha Karua (on specs) and Kalonzo Musyoka (on Odinga's right hand)
Kenya's opposition outfit Azimio La Umoja One-Kenya Alliance, has announced that its principals will not be part of the National Prayer Breakfast slated for Wednesday, June 7, 2023.
In a statement, the party said it received the invitation from the ruling outfit, Kenya Kwanza, but noted that its leaders, Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka and Martha Karua, will skip the event.
"Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party wishes to confirm that its leaders received invitation to the National Prayer Breakfast scheduled to take place at the Safari Park Hotel tomorrow, June 7, 2023," read the statement in part.
The Odinga-led group said the event does not offer a platform for an honest and bold dialogue on issues Kenyans grapple with, such as the high cost of living.
"If past events where we have shared platforms with Kenya Kwanza are to serve as guide, Azimio is convinced that the National Prayer Breakfast does not offer the environment the country needs for humility before God, honesty with citizens and respect between leaders," the statement stated further.
The party claimed that the event will dishonour God and the country with a display of arrogance, superiority battles, false hopes to citizens and vitriolic post-event mischaracterization and misinterpretation of intentions by well-known Kenya Kwanza leaders.
However, the outfit's MPs are free to attend the meeting.
The National Prayer Breakfast is an annual gathering of leaders with the goal of praying and reconciling.
