KENYA: Cut expenses, Bishop urges government
MACHAKOS, May 6, 2011 (CISA)-Machakos Catholic Bishop, Rt Rev Martin Kivuva has called on the government to cut down on expenditure and direct the saved funds to development programmes that will help uplift the living standards of Kenyans. The Bishop said a lot of money is wasted by government officials and parliamentarians on foreign trips which are not necessary and are of no benefit to the common person. “It is high time the government cuts down on its expenditure and redirect the money to education, food and shelter which are the country’s priorities’ the bishop told The Star. Bishop Kivuva…
AUSTRIA: 102 Journalists Killed in 2010, says report
VIENNA, May 3, 2011 (CISA) -A total of 102 journalists were killed in 2010, eight fewer than the year before, a media watchdog has said. The year was the second bloodiest since International Press Institute’s Death Watch records began in 1997, behind only 2009, which saw 110 deaths. In Asia, 40 reporters were slain, making it the most dangerous region in the world for journalists. Latin America was next with 32 journalists killed according to the International Press Institute in its yearly World Press Freedom Review. With respects to countries, Pakistan, with 16 deaths, was the most dangerous country in…
KENYA: Media challenged on the coming AMECEA event
NAKURU, May 3, 2011(CISA) – The Church and secular media have been challenged to assist the Catholic Church in Eastern Africa region to publicize her forthcoming Golden Jubilee celebrations on the pastoral work of the Association Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA). Addressing a one-day seminar at Saint Mary’s Pastoral Centre, Nakuru, about 100 kilometres north-west of Nairobi on May 3, the General secretary of the Kenya Catholic Secretariat, Rev Fr Vincent Wambugu said the media was very central and crucial in informing and educating people on any given issue. “It was out of this that we have decided…
NIGERIA: Post Election Violence, Cleric Seeks Reconciliation
IJEBU-ODE, May 3, 2011 (CISA)-The Bishop of Ijebu-Ode Catholic Diocese, Rt Rev Albert Ayinde Fasina, at the weekend called for genuine reconciliation among politicians in Ogun State for the overall interest and growth of the state, saying the elections had come and gone but reconciliation was necessary. According to the Bishop: “The elections have come and gone. We commend the good spirit of sportsmanship already displayed. But beyond that, we passionately call for reconciliation. It is only through reconciliation that true peace can return to the land. We challenge the new leadership of the state to initiate this peace process…
KENYA: Man who carried God’s Message to six continents remembered
NAIROBI, May 3, 2011 (CISA) –Kenyans, the polish community, priests and missionary sisters gathered at St Catherine of Alexandria parish in South C, Nairobi for a thanksgiving mass for the life and beatification of Pope John Paul II on May 1. Pope Benedict XVI at the St Peters Square at the Vatican beatified Pope John Paul II, a man who united world religions without compromising his theological position. During the thanksgiving mass, the main celebrant Fr John Marcinaiak said, “John Paul II was great. He was really a man of God, a man of truth and a man of young…
VATICAN: Over 50 World Leaders will attend Beatification
VATICAN CITY, April 29, 2011 (CISA) -More than 50 foreign heads of state and government leaders will attend the beatification ceremony of Pope John Paul II. According CWN, among the guests will be at least one whose presence is likely to cause some consternation among Vatican officials: President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe. President Mugabe’s regime has repeatedly been criticized by the nation’s Catholic bishops for corruption, mismanagement, and violations of human rights. His surprise inclusion on the list has raised eyebrows. This is not the first time that Mugabe, a catholic, has provoked controversy at the Vatican, reports Mail online….
SUDAN: First Women’s Vocational Training Institute Opens
RUMBEK, April 29, 2011 (CISA) –A new women’s vocational training institute has been opened in Rumbek, Southern Sudan. Aluakluak Women’s Vocational Training Institute was officially opened on Thursday April 28 during a grand ceremony attended by a host of Government officials. The Institute is situated about 60 kilometres from Rumbek Town along Rumbek-Yirol road. Speaking on behalf of the President of South Sudan at the opening ceremony, the Minister of Gender and Social Development, Agnes Lasuba, described the occasion as “a milestone in the history of South Sudan”, explaining that the institute is the first of its kind in South…
KENYA: Stop inciting locals against IDPs, warns rights body
NAIROBI, April 29, 2011(CISA)-The government’s human rights agency in Kenya has complained heavily that some politicians are frustrating the current work of resettling Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). In a press statement, released by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) on April 29, 2011, cited a recent case on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, where about 255 families of IDPs were transported from Rongai in Nakuru, Rift Valley Province, to be resettled in Trans Nzoia district in the same Province. “The Government had identified three farms in Endebbes at Chepchoina, Kapkoi and Kerita on which to resettle the IDPs. However,…
AFRICA: Countries want Donors to keep their Promise
NAIROBI, April 29, 2011 (CISA) –Donors must meet the commitment they had made in 1977 on contributing at least 0.7 percent of their gross national product to countries in Africa, faith based and civil society organisations have said. The various actors in faith based and civil society organisations were meeting at a two-day conference on the theme: Moving from Aid Effectiveness to Development Effectiveness attended by delegates from different countries in Africa. Bright Mawudor, AACC Deputy General Secretary, officially opened the conference. The essence of the meeting that was held at the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) in Nairobi,…
NIGERIA: Muslim North allege Rigging in Elections
ABUJA, April 19, 2011 (CISA) -Riots have hit Nigeria’s Muslim north after presidential election results showed that President Goodluck Jonathan was leading with more than 10 million votes. The angry opposition supporters set fire to homes bearing the ruling party banners on Monday as heavy gunfire ran out in several towns as election officials released results showing the Christian incumbent had gained an insurmountable lead. Reports say that the Muslim north had largely voted for former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari. The Buhari’s party brought a formal complaint in the afternoon to the nation’s electoral commission over vote tallies, alleging massive…
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