By George Whitten, BosNewsLife Jerusalem Bureau Chief
JERUSALEM/NAIROBI (BosNewsLife) — Tensions remained high in Kenya Tuesday, June 15, after two bombs rocked a Christian prayer rally opposing a draft constitution, killing at least six people and injuring 100 others.
Sunday’s blasts occurred within minutes apart when a Nairobi bishop was leading several thousand attendees in a closing prayer at the end of the gathering, witnesses said.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the bombings, but a group of churches in Kenya blamed the government for involvement in the attack.
In a statement, the National Council of Churches of Kenya and 14 other churches said, “Having been informed over and over that the passage of the new constitution during the referendum is a government project, we are left in no doubt that the government, either directly or indirectly, had a hand in this attack. Who else in this country holds explosive devices?”
Government officials had no comment
While the country’s president and prime minister support the draft constitution, Christian groups oppose it. Christians say the proposed constitution eases restrictions on abortion and endorses a system of Islamic courts that is already in use for Kenya’s Muslim minority.
Innaccurate. The blasts occured on Sunday, 13th of June
Dear Catherine,
Thanks for your concern. It was NOT innaccurate that tensions remained high. We did not say that the blasts happened Tuesday. But to make it more clear, we have changed the second sentence in Sunday’s blasts.
Best regards,
Stefan
Stefan J. Bos, BosNewsLife