Odinga and Kenyatta are among local and foreign dignitaries who attended the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday morning.

In line with the prayer session's theme of healing and reconciliation, US Senator James Inhofe called the Kenyatta and Odinga to the podium where he prayed for them.

After the prayer, Senator Inhofe called on the two leaders to hug as the guests cheered in excitement.

"We are moving from the handshake to the hugs," Inhofe stated.

Another US Senator Tim Walberg, encouraged leaders from across the political divide to unite in prayer as a way of encouraging unity.

"We meet, both parties in the US capital. We eat, we sing, not quite as beautifully as your parliamentary choir, and we pray together," Walberg said.

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