JOHANNESBURG AUGUST 22, 2017(CISA)-Southern Africa Catholic Bishops Conference (SACCB), Justice and Peace Commission has called on the government to convene a job summit to discuss the nation’s unemployment crisis. “We are deeply worried about the levels of retrenchment and unemployment in our country. All the sectors of our economy are shedding jobs and expanding the […]
NAIROBI AUGUST 22, 2017(CISA) – Bishop Philip Anyolo, Chairman, Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has urged Catholic educators to be leaders of integrity in and out of their schools. Bishop Anyolo was speaking today when he presided over the official opening of the Catholic Schools Principals’ Association (CASPA-Kenya) 4th Annual Conference held at the Catholic University […]
NAIVASHA AUGUST 25, 2017(CISA) – Bishop Cornelius Korir, of the Catholic Diocese of Eldoret has called on the government to dialogue with the striking nurses to end strike. “It is time you talked to each other to end this nurses strike in our country. Kenyans are dying in hospitals because there is no one to […]
NAIROBI AUGUST 25, 2017 (CISA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned school principals against misappropriating funds meant for infrastructure development in schools. “We will not tolerate misuse of funds. And let me remind teachers and other leaders that we are all servants of the people, who look upon us,” said President Uhuru. The president was […]
ABUJA AUGUST 25, 2017 (CISA) – The Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Owerri have called on the priests, religious and lay faithful of Ahiara Diocese to comply with Pope Francis’ directive, accept Bishop Peter Okpaleke as their bishop, and prepare for his installation. “We… earnestly call on all the priests, religious and laity of […]
DAR ES SALAAM AUGUST 25, 2017 (CISA) – Tanzania has said it will offer citizenship to more Burundi refugees who have been in the country for more than 45 years. “The government of Tanzania in collaboration with UNHCR is in the final stages of the naturalization process for the 1972 Burundi refugees,” said UN High […]
NAIROBI AUGUST 8, 2017 (CISA) – Kenyans have today gone to the polls to elect new leaders in national and county governments. The national-level elections include races for president, members of the National Assembly, and the Senate. County-level races include those for governor (47) and members of County Assemblies (in 1450 wards). Polling in majority […]
KARONGA AUGUST 4, 2017 (CISA) – of Karonga Diocese has urged Catholic media houses to be a source of hope by highlighting the country’s development agenda and promote programmes on the Catechism of the Catholic Church. “Let us offer the message of faith for the glory of God and the development of this nation. We are the ones […]
KIGALI AUGUST 4, 2017 (CISA) – Rwandan voters are today casting their ballots in a presidential election that incumbent President Paul Kagame is widely expected to win. The incumbent Paul Kagame leading the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) will be facing two other contenders, Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party and Philippe Mpanyimana, an independent candidate. At least […]
KAMPALA AUGUST 4, 2017 (CISA) – Anglican Archbishop Stanley Ntagali of Kampala, has said that he will not attend the next meeting of Anglican leaders citing the gradual acceptance of same-sex marriage by the church. In an interview with the BBC Archbishop Ntagali, said he was not prepared to engage with people who took “an unbiblical view of marriage.” He […]
