Month: July 2016

NAIROBI JULY 8, 2016(CISA) – A joint memorial mass in remembrance of slain Lawyer Willie Kimani, his client Josephat Mwenda and taxi driver Joseph Muiruri was held July 8 at the Consolata Shrine in Westlands, Nairobi ahead of Kimani’s burial on July 9 in Kikuyu, Kiambu County. The three bodies were pulled out of the Ol Donyo Sabuk River […]

HARARE JULY 8, 2016 (CISA) – Evan Mawarire, a Zimbabwean pastor has launched a social media movement against the policies of President Robert Mugabe’s government. On July 6, much of the country was shut down by a “stay away” general strike, organized by Mawarire’s movement – #ThisFlag – to get Zimbabweans to rally round the […]

ACCRA JULY 8, 2016(CISA)-Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) has condemned reports of attacks to members of the judiciary allegedly made by two panelists during a radio discussion on an Accra-based Muntie FM. “We, the members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, have received media reports on the threat of attack on members of the Judiciary […]

NYERI JULY 8, 2016 (CISA) – Archbishop Peter Kairo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri has cautioned Secondary School students against drug and substance abuse, which can hinder the fulfillment of their future dreams. “Keep off from drugs and substance abuse which may hinder your from attaining your full potential in life,” the Archbishop said […]

LILONGWE JULY 5, 2016 (CISA) – The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has appealed to local, national, and international bodies as well as individuals to come to the aid of over six million Malawians affected by food insecurity. “The current historic hunger threatens the life of many. Our hospitals are already reporting higher rates of […]

NAIROBI JULY 5, 2016(CISA)-Archbishop Jacob Chimeledya, primate of the Anglican Church in Tanzania has urged the newly enthroned Archbishop of the Anglican Church in Kenya, Archbishop Dr Jackson Ole Sapit to lead in the forefront in the fight against corruption in Kenya. “As a leader you cannot remain quiet because being in the top leadership […]

YEI JULY 5, 2016(CISA)-Bishop Erkolano Lodu Tombe of the Catholic Diocese of Yei has called on the government to speed up the investigation of suspects who shot the late Sister Veronika Theresa Rackova. Bishop Lodu said that “the judiciary should not delay the results of the investigations” noting that the the culprits “must be brought […]

LUANDA JULY 5, 2016(CISA) – Angola is ready for African continent’s Assembly of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar’s (SECAM) 17th Plenary scheduled from July 18 – 25, 2016 in Luanda its capital city. According to Vatican Radio, Portuguese correspondent, Anastacio Sasembele reports that the Bishop of Caxito, António Jaka, met with the media […]

MONROVIA JULY 1, 2016(CISA)-UN Peace keeping mission in Liberia announced June 30 that it will be leaving the country. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf told Reuters that much had been done to prepare for the transition, but that more was still needed adding that “this will be beginning a new phase of self-reliance.” “The constraints […]

JUBA JULY 1, 2016 (CISA) – The government has cancelled July 9 Independence Day celebrations due to economic crisis. “We decided not to celebrate the July 9 Independence Day, because we don’t want to spend that much,” Michael Makuei, the minister of information, told reporters on June 28 adding.  “We need to spend the little that […]