To stave off a crisis, Catholic Bishops have urged President William Ruto and Raila Odinga to engage in conversation.
In a statement to the media on Wednesday, the Bishops, led by Anthony Muheria, urged President Ruto to uphold his pledge to meet with his political challenger and talk to resolve difficulties.
They also urged Mr Odinga to accept communication to end the current deadlock.
Also, they pushed supporters of Raila, such as Kalonzo Musyoka and Martha Karua, to forgo the scheduled weekly protests.
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Both leaders, who competed against one another in the most recent general election, have remained unwavering. Raila, for example, has called for weekly protests to address various issues, including high living costs, taxes, and electoral fraud.
But, the Bishops claim that praising oneself or blaming others won't get Kenya out of its predicament.
"We want Ruto to keep his word and get down with Raila to listen to him so they can both develop workable solutions to Hihj's pressing cost of living issue. We implore Raila to engage in dialogue for the benefit of our nation "added the Bishops.
"This deadly impasse can be ended via dialogue. In order to restore sanity, we must find common ground."
The Bishops said during the briefing that while Kenya faces several problems—including unemployment, excessive taxes, and a soaring public debt—demonstrations will only make things worse.
Kenyans, according to the Bishops, are agitated by various issues, and those in positions of power must provide peaceful solutions to maintain peace in the nation.
Demonstrations are inappropriate because they won't address the issues or complaints raised, according to Bishop Muheria.
"Just because it's lawful to demonstrate doesn't mean it should be used to stifle the economy or become a bloody overthrow of a legitimate government! We must allow the law to guide us rather than our opinions.
The most recent anti-regime demonstration occurred just one day after Raila declared that the current demonstrations would now occur twice weekly on Mondays and Thursdays.
Speaking to the media on Tuesday at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Foundation in Nairobi, Odinga called the nationwide demonstrations that took place on Monday "immensely successful" and vowed to continue standing his ground until President William Ruto complies with their requests.
