NAIROBI JANUARY 26, 2016(CISA)-Education stakeholders are calling on the government to crack down on schools commercializing education rather than bringing in quality in the sector. In a joint statement by Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU), Transparency International (TI) and […]
Day: 26 January 2016
ZAMBIA: Bishops Denounce Political Intolerance, Urge Church Leaders to be Non-Partisan
LUSAKA JANUARY 26, 2016(CISA)-The Catholic Bishops of Zambia have called upon fellow church leaders to remain non-partisan, yet vigilant in the forthcoming elections. The country will be holding tripartite elections in August 11, 2016 and the church has urged all Christians to promote unity in the country. The August 2016 tripartite elections will be the […]
SUDAN: Church Leaders Express Hope for Peace
JUBA JANUARY 26, 2016(CISA)-Catholic Church leaders from Sudan and South Sudan have expressed hope for a lasting peace in S Sudan after decades of civil war. In a communiqué at the end of their ten-day Extraordinary Plenary Session in Rome released January 25, 2016, the Church leaders called “for a more rigorous implementation of the […]
TANZANIA: Help Zanzibar Find Peace, Archbishop Ruwa’ichi tells State
MTWARA JANUARY 26, 2016(CISA)-Archbishop Jude Thadaeus Ruwa’ichi of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza has called on the government to act quickly in order to save Zanzibar from plunging into chaos. “We need to keep praying for peace to reign and Zanzibar’s deadlock should not end up dividing us. If Zanzibar is drawn into unrest, the […]
UGANDA: Archbishop Urges the Elite to be Good role models
MBARARA JANUARY 26, 2016(CISA)- Archbishop Paul Kamuza Bakyenga of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara has asked the elite in the country to be good role models and stop being perpetuators of ill-practices in the society. Citing corruption, Archbishop Bakyenga said it was unfortunate that today, instead of using their knowledge to make societies better, graduates […]