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Ruto and Odinga snub religious leaders' call for peaceful elections

The leaders of Kenya's main Christian churches called on the two leading presidential candidates to meet and commit to a peaceful election. They have declined the invitation. [...]

Published on 29.07.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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