Reverend Setri Nyomi, the general secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, said now was the time for the church to be called upon given their leadership role in the 'democratisation' of the country in recent years.
"This time more than ever before, the church is called upon again to rise above any attempts to be drawn into the polarization," Reverend Nyomi said.
The opinion that the church should intervene in the volatile situation as a mediator between the two political rivals was also shared by Reverend Dr. Samuel Kobia, the general-secretary of the World Council of Churches, who gave an ominous sign of 'ethnic cleansing' appearing within the country.
"Churches have a leading role to play in ensuring respect for human life and seeking reconciliation between neighbours," he told ENI. "This is especially urgent amid ominous signs of ethnically targeted hatred and violence. Homes, businesses, public buildings and places of worship must remain safe."
Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, arrived in Kenya over the past few days as part of a church-sponsored initiative to end the conflict. The former Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town said he was responding to a call made by Myume Dandala, the general-secretary of the All Africa Conference of Churches, who is seeking to be a peacemaker.
The Opposition leader, Raila Odinga, has rejected the overture by the incumbent president, Mwai Kibaki, to form a unity government, saying his Orange Democratic Party would be part of the national government only if Mr. Kibaki resigned.