AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER KENYAN deputy president William Samuel Ruto has held a  consultation with church leaders in an effort to bolster government and civil society efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Ruto met with the Federation of Evangelical and Indigenous Churches of Kenya. “(We) discussed the integral role of the church and faith leaders, both practically and pastorally, in responding to the COVID-19 crisis through advocacy and awareness creation,” Ruto said, The meeting took place after Kenya extended a nightly curfew for 30 days to curb the spread of COVID-19 and banned alcohol sales in restaurants but stopped short of…