NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 (CISA)– Civil society groups under the Kura Yangu Sauti Yangu umbrella have today condemned proposed amendments to the elections act terming the move unconstitutional. The Jubilee Party, through its majority in the National Assembly, is pushing to change election laws using the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill 2017 which they said will […]
Month: September 2017
DRC: Archbishop Demands for Release of Kidnapped Priests
KINSHASA SEPTEMBER 29, 2017(CISA)- Archbishop Marcel, Utembi Tapa President of the Congolese National Bishops’ Conference (CENCO), has condemned the kidnapping of priests in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. “We have denounced the attacks against the Church and above all the kidnapping of the servants of God”, the Archbishop of the Catholic archdiocese […]
KENYA: Anglican Clerics Caution Against Amending Election Laws
NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 29, 2017(CISA) – Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) Bishops have raised their voice against the proposed amendment of the election laws saying the move will, “…mutilate the constitution and weaken the independence of government institutions.” In a statement read September 27 by Archbishop Jackson ole Sapit at All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi, the […]
NIGERIA: Fulfill Your Election Promises, Bishops Tell President Buhari
JALINGO SEPTEMBER 22, 2017(CISA) – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to fulfill election pledges he made during his inauguration as the President in 2015. In a communiqué signed by Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama, President of CBCN and issued after the end of their Second Plenary Meeting of the year […]
ZIMBABWE: Pastor on Trial for Subversion
HARARE SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 (CISA) – Pastor Evan Mawarire a prominent critic of President Robert Mugabe was on September 25 put on trial on accusation of attempting to subvert the government, a charge that carries up to 20 years in prison. Mawarire was arrested on Sunday September 24 as he stepped down from his pulpit after […]
KENYA: Kamiti Prison Opens New Prayer Chapel
NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 26, 2017(CISA) – Bishop Alfred Rotich, Bishop Emeritus of Military Ordinariate on September 23 opened St Teresa of Calcutta Chapel at Kamiti Medium Security Prison in Nairobi. The chapel that was built at a cost of KSh 3.5 Million (USD 338 000) has a capacity of holding up to 300 people. “The presence of […]
UGANDA: Religious Leaders Call for Referendum on Presidential Age Limit
KAMPALA SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 (CISA) – The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) has urged political leaders in Uganda to call for a referendum in determining the presidential age limits. On September 12 a section of ruling National Resistant Movement (NRM) party passed a resolution to amend Article 102 (b) of the Constitution of the Republic of […]
KENYA: Bishops urge Government, Opposition to Dialogue over Electoral Reforms
NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 26, 2017(CISA)- The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have called on Jubilee and the National Super Alliance (NASA) to agree to IEBC’s invitation to dialogue and chart the way forward with the aim of holding free, fair, and credible Presidential Elections scheduled for October 26. “The dialogue will pre-empt imminent conflict and violence […]
KENYA: School Calendar Shift as Electoral Body announces New Poll Date
NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 22, 2017(CISA) –Schools in Kenya will close earlier to give room for the October 26 repeat presidential election, according to Education cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi. “Given that a number of schools are gazette polling stations and tallying centers for the elections, it has become necessary to make minor adjustments to Third Term dates […]
TOGO: Bishops Condemn Violence, Call for Peaceful Demonstrations
LOME SEPTEMBER 19, 2017(CISA) – Catholic Bishops Conference of Togo (CEDUT) has condemned violent protests and excessive use of force by police to rioters in the nation. “In the phase of social tension that exists in Togo, it is necessary to seek peaceful and constructive confrontation, without degenerating into gratuitous violence,” said the bishops in a […]