NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 (CISA)- The Supreme Court of Kenya has nullified the results of the August 8, presidential election and ordered the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission(IEBC) to conduct a fresh election within 60 days. In the ruling, the court determined that IEBC had failed, neglected and refused to conduct the election in the […]
LILONGWE SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 (CISA) – The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) Catholic Development Commission (CADECOM) has rolled out a project that will see at least 3000 youths enrolled into Catholic technical colleges to learn various Entrepreneurial and Vocational skills. The project dubbed Hope for Youth which is being funded by the European Union (EU) through […]
DAR SALAAM SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 (CISA) – Pope Francis has called on members of the Association of Consecrated Women in Eastern and Central Africa (ACWECA) to relive the gospel in order to offer a better witness to today’s society and the Church. The Pope was speaking through a written message to more than 150 Catholic […]
NAIROBI AUGUST 18, 2017 (CISA) – Kura Yangu Sauti Yangu (KYSY), a coalition of civil society organizations in Kenya has pointed out disparities in the results of the just concluded Presidential General Elections. In a press briefing on August 17, KYSY noted it has deployed over 500 monitors in all 290 constituencies to monitor and […]
KAMPALA, AUGUST 18, 2017(CISA) – United Nations has appealed for help to over One Million South Sudan refugees flocking Uganda. “Over the past 12 months, an average of 1800 South Sudanese have been coming to Uganda every day,” said the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in a statement to the press […]
NAIROBI AUGUST 18, 2017(CISA)-The family and friends of the slain Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC), ICT manager Christopher Chege Msando have called on the government to arrest and prosecute those behind his murder. In a requiem Mass at the Consolata Shrine for the IEBC official on August 17, the late Msando’s wife Eva Buyu said […]
NAIROBI AUGUST 18, 2017(CISA)-“Dear Kenyans, to lose even one life because of elections is abominable. To injure or maim anybody is unacceptable. This must never be allowed in any civilized society like Kenya,” the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has said. The declaration of the August 8 presidential polls was met by protests by […]
NAIROBI AUGUST 22, 2017 (CISA) – Bishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba, Chairman Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB), Commission for Education and Religious Education has said government’s decision to institutionalize chaplaincy will improve evangelization of young people. “Structured chaplaincy service is an answer to our prayers. Through the chaplaincy service, evangelization of young people will be enhanced […]
FREE TOWN AUGUST 22, 2017(CISA)-Catholic Bishops Conference of Sierra Leone (CBCS) has condoled with the families of the recent floods, landslides and mudslides disaster in the nation’s capital, Freetown. “We, the Catholic Bishops of Sierra Leone, wish to add our voice in extending heartfelt and sincere condolences to President Ernest Bai Koroma, the President of the Republic […]
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 […]