The Elders Association of Kenya now want March 9 to be declared apublic holiday to commemorate the hand shake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

Speaking in Nairobi the patron of the Association ,Martin Kenyanjui alias Mutaratara wants the hand shake to go down into the annals of history as the day Kenyans were joined together.

“We strongly support the handshake and even go further asking that the 9 th Day of March be declared a Public Holiday.This day should go to the annals of history as the day all Kenyans were enjoined together.The unity Day is when all of us should invade streets with festivities celebrating this famous and historic day. “he stated.

Kenyanjui has asked politicians to stop pre mature campaigns ahead of the 2022 presidential elections and instead wait for their turn.

“Politics is not our daily bread and we are asking those with ambitions to wait.Our Constitution is very explicit that every five years we have elections.Be patient,wait and give our president time to accomplish his four agendas which we should all support and be part of it”he said.

He asked the forces fighting the handshake to declare their agenda and praised the two leaders for ending tension and uncertainty in the Country.

Kenyajui who was accompanied by former Member of Parliament Mohammed Galgalo also condemned utterrances made by some Jubilee politicians who he described as messengers of doom and hatred

“We regret the utterances made by our leaders and we condenm them. Kenya is not governed on tribal basis and those spreading the gospel are messengers of doom.Ethnicity has no room in the new Kenya.”he added.