KENYA: AN INTERNATIONAL ECUMENIC DELEGATION ATTEMPTS TO MEDIATE BETWEEN THE PARTIES (2)

"It is true that there is no peace without justice – said Father Kirkpatrick to the two parties –, but it is also true that there is no justice without peace". Both those parties claimed for victory in the December 27th elections, and submitted documents confirming their statements to the members of the WCC delegation. "We are not here – said Kirkpatrick – to judge election results. At present, it is really necessary to separate the questions of dignity and human life from the search for political justice". "Kenyans have to understand that violence is not a constructive way, and that dialogue is necessary to reach reconciliation and peace". The Churches’ and the religions in the country’s firm commitment is going back to peace. On January 30th, in Nairobi, there was an Interreligious Forum in which the participants (Catholics and Protestants; members of the Hindu and Muslim communities) declared to be fully available to ask their groups to halt violence as well as the revenge spiral. The National Council of the Churches, on the other hand, is busy with the management of the five refugee camps.