Travellers plying across the Kisumu-Kakamega road were forced to wait for hours on the road following a temporary closure for prayers.
Bishop Anthony Achesa of World Revival Gospel Ministry led the prayer service on the road causing disruption that saw motorists wait for the prayer session to end to proceed with their journey.
Bishop Achesa has been conducting prayers for road users every December 31, for the past five years. He says the prayers have helped reduce road accidents over the years.
"Mambo ya ajali ya barabarani hatuezi kusema peke yake ni ushirikina, ushirikina inaeza kua pia lakini kuna hi kitu ya roho ya kutojali, kama vile nmeona tukiwa Chavakali, kuna watu wanaona tunawachelewesha , hio ni roho ile ya kutojali, alafu katika hii barabara ulevi pia, mtu amekunywa pombe na anaendesha gari inaeza kuchangia mambo ya ajali pia, pia watu ambao hawajahitimu na mambo ya giza pia,"
"Traffic accidents cannot be purely blamed on witchcraft, witchcraft can be but there is an I don’t care attitude. Even as we were praying at Chavakali there are those who saw it like we were delaying them, that is the spirit of not caring. Also, people drive when drunk, then some are not qualified," he stated.
Achesa further urged road users to exercise caution when driving.
