Security bosses say dialogue is key to nation's healing

Kenya; The country's security bosses on Friday vowed to push for dialogue and more money to be allocated to the counties in an effort to boost national healing.

Interior Minister Joseph ole Lenku and the Principal Secretary Monica Juma, said national healing was key in keeping the country safe amid looming threat of negative ethnicity.

Speaking at Nairobi's Serena Hotel, the duo pledged support for the second phase of a campaign to build bridges among all communities in Kenya.

"My office will fully support the initiative and we will lobby for adequate funding for the initiative. We should not play around with the safety of our country," he said.

The campaign, dubbed Pamoja Initiative, is meant to promote national cohesion and integration. It is a three year project launched in June, and whose goal is to foster a national conversation on key issues by giving people 'safe spaces for interaction'.

The PS said Kenyans should embrace the spirit of oneness. She pointed out that the initiative is aimed to unite the country and ensure that peace prevails.

United Nations (UN) resident coordinator and UNDP resident representative Nardos Bekele Thomas, said the United Nations supports peaceful co-existence in Kenya for sustainable development.

National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) General Secretary Rev Canon Peter Karanja, urged Kenyans to overcome negative ethnicity.

The chairman Inter-Religious Council of Kenya (IRSK) Sheikh Adan Wachu, said Kenyans should understand each other despite divergent religious beliefs.