NAIROBI MAY 12, 2017(CISA)-The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has given qualities of leaders who Kenyans should vote for and against in the forthcoming August 8 General Elections. The bishops gave the list April 28 at the end of their ordinary plenary that took place at St Thomas Aquinas Major Seminary, Nairobi. GOOD LEADERS […]
Day: 15 May 2017
KENYA: Patients Quarantined on Suspected Anthrax Outbreak
THIKA MAY 12, 2017 (CISA) – The Kiambu County Government has imposed a quarantine within Thika sub-County following a suspected outbreak of Anthrax in the region. In a statement sent to media houses May 12, the Health County Executive Jonah Mwangi stated that a joint inspection team has also suspended the licenses of meat transporters from […]
ENGLAND: Bishop calls on International Community to Help Unite Somalia
LONDON MAY 12, 2017 (CISA) – Bishop Giorgio Bertin of Djibouti and Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu has called on, “A unified approach of the international community and a greater involvement of the Somali diaspora,” in helping the country. “The expatriated Somalis have the possibility to effectively and urgently reach their people who are in the different […]
EGYPT: Country sends Food, Medical Aid to Somalia
CAIRO MAY 12, 2017 (CISA) – The Egyptian Army has transported a cargo-plane filled with food and medical aid to Somalia in an effort to support the drought-stricken country. President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi directed the delivery facilitated by the army, state news agency MENA reported May 11. The drought in Somalia has affected harvests and livestock in […]
KENYA: Priest to Receive Environmental Conservation Award
NAIROBI MAY 5, 2017(CISA)- Fr Herman Borg, Patron of Mother Earth Network — a Franciscan based interfaith trust — is set to receive a Distinguished Service Award for his efforts in environmental conservation. The award will be presented to him in Cartgenia, Colombia on July 23, by the Society for Conservation Biology, an international professional […]