Month: November 2016

NAIROBI, NOVEMBER 8, 2016 (CISA) – The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) today launched a partnership with Mater Hospital to aid in treatment of heart conditions. According to NHIF CEO Mr Geoffrey Mwangi, the partnership is meant, “to enhance local capacity to treat and provide funding to those who have heart conditions.” The NHIF Super Cover […]

NAIROBI NOVEMBER 8, 2016 (CISA) – Fr Paul Sila Nzomo, OFM Capuchin is the new Chairman of the Religious Superiors’ Conference of Kenya (RSCK). According to a statement sent to CISA November 7, Fr Nzomo was confirmed as the new Chairman following “an absolute majority vote” that took place during the RSCK Annual General Meeting […]

LILONGWE NOVEMBER 8, 2016 (CISA) – Fernando Cardinal Filoni, Vatican’s Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples has concluded his visit to Malawi and is heading to Zambia. Cardinal Filoni arrived in Malawi on November 3 and was in Karonga Diocese as a special envoy of Pope Francis during which period he consecrated the […]

JOS, NOVEMBER 8, 2016 (CISA)-Pope Francis has appointed Fr Davou Dung as the Catholic Bishop of Shendam diocese within the ecclesiastical province of Jos in Nigeria. The 58-year old Bishop who was appointed on November 5, 2016, is at present the parish priest of St Joseph’s Parish, Du in the Archdiocese of Jos. He succeeds […]

NAIROBI NOVEMBER 4, 2016 (CISA) – Five Faith Based Organization in the networks of Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox and Muslim affiliated health facilities met on November 3 to review their performance in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The forum held at a Nairobi hotel under theme “Joining together to celebrate our successes in the fight against HIV in […]

NAIROBI NOVEMBER 4, 2016(CISA) – The Kenya National Human Rights Commission (KNHRC) has condemned police brutality in dispersing anti corruption protesters on November 3, at Uhuru Park in Nairobi. “The Commission is concerned at the conduct of police officers that led to the forceful dispersal of the demonstrators and the arbitrary and brutal arrest of 10 […]

LILONGWE, NOVEMBER 4, 2016 (CISA) – Fernando Cardinal Filoni, Vatican’s Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, has arrived in Malawi ahead tomorrow’s consecration of St Joseph the Worker Catholic Cathedral in Karonga Diocese. Cardinal Filoni will be the main celebrant in the Eucharistic celebration that will take place November 5 arrived in Malawi […]

NAIROBI NOVEMBER 4, 2016 (CISA) – The Kenyan government said on November 2 it would withdraw its troops from the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) after the sacking of a Kenyan who led the force. Lieutenant General Johnson Mogoa Kimani Ondieki was dismissed by UN chief Ban Ki-moon after a UN inquiry into the […]

TRIPOLI, NOVEMBER 4, 2016(CISA) – At least 240 migrants have drowned while crossing the Mediterranean Sea within the last 48 hours. The International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) spokesman, Leonard Doyle, said the European Union is closing down all the avenues for people to move to Europe causing people to rush before ‘the gate closes.’ He adds […]

BANGUI NOVEMBER 1, 2016 (CISA) – France is ending its military mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) after three years of intervention, France’s Defense Minister Jean Yves Le Drian has said. According to Le Drian, French troops have had “a successful deployment, achieving their aims of ending the fighting, transitioning with the UN peacekeeping mission […]