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Churches join Kenya's relief aid effort while pushing for talks

Kenyan churches have joined in an effort to provide humanitarian assistance for hundreds of thousands of people displaced after violent unrest erupted in parts of the East African country following a disputed election held on 27 December, reports Ecumenical News International. "We are appealing to our churches to donate food, clothes and other essential supplies and gather them in their respective parishes," Anglican Archbishop Benjamin Nzimbi told journalists on 5 January. Religious groups held national prayers for peace at Sunday services on 6 January. Churches had in preceding days joined other relief agencies in drumming up aid for as many as 250 000 people, United Nations agencies said. Some of those displaced were camping in church grounds or near police stations.

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