NAKURU JANUARY 9, 2018(CISA) – Bishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba, chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) Commission for Education and Religious Education has called for more consultations on the mass transfer of Principals in the country. “There are concerns that have been raised by various partners and stakeholders in education which I think Teachers […]
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KENYA: Archbishop Kivuva Calls for Dialogue to Unite the Nation
NAIROBI JANUARY 16, 2018(CISA)-Archbishop Martin Kivuva, Vice chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops(KCCB) Catholic Justice and Peace Commission has called on the opposition and the ruling party to initiate dialogue to bring the nation together. “Time for politics is over now. Both the ruling party and opposition should focus their energies on bringing […]
TANZANIA: Consolata Missionaries urged to Change Focus of their Missionary Activities in Africa
DAR ES SALAAM JANUARY 16, 2018 (CISA) –Fr Stefano Camerlengo, the Superior General Consolata Missionaries has called on consolata missionaries working in Africa to change focus of their missionary activities in the continent. “It is the time to change the focus of our missionary activities, we must move from the mission of doing to the mission […]
KENYA: Follow Traffic Laws to Prevent Road Accidents, Governor urges Motorists
NAKURU JANUARY 16, 2018 (CISA) –Governor Lee Kinyanjui of Nakuru County has called on all road users especially motorists to adhere to traffic rules and regulations in order to avert road accidents. The governor was speaking January 13 during the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru Golden Jubilee held at ASK Nakuru National Show Ground. “Here in […]
EGYPT: Food Security in North Africa Deteriorating, Warns UN
CAIRO DECEMBER 22, 2017 (CISA) – Food security in North Africa and the Middle East is quickly deteriorating because of conflict in several countries in the region, the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on December 21. In its annual report on food security, FAO noted that an average of more than a […]
KENYA: KNUT Calls for Audit of KCSE Results following Poor Performance
NAIROBI DECEMBER 22, 2017 (CISA) – The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has called on the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) to recall the 2017 KCSE results to allow for auditing and further scrutiny due to poor performance by candidates. KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion on December 21 rejected the KCSE results terming them as a […]
ZIMBABWE: Church to Translate Constitution into Local Languages
HARARE DECEMBER 19, 2017(CISA)-Zimbabwe Catholics Bishops’ Conference (ZCBC) and Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Justice have signed a deal to facilitate translation of the country’s constitution into local languages. Fr Fradereck Chiromba, ZCBC secretary General said that the Church was committed towards ensuring every citizen had a fair understanding of the Constitution together with its provisions. “Basically, […]
VATICAN: Pope Appeals for Release of Religious Sisters Kidnapped in Nigeria
VATICAN CITY DECEMBER 19, 2017 (CISA) – Pope Francis on December 19 appealed for the release of six religious sisters, who were kidnapped one month ago from their convent in Iguoriakhi, Nigeria. The Pope made the appeal following the traditional prayer of Marian devotion on Gaudete Sunday — which is the third Sunday of Advent in the […]
KENYA: Show Love to One Another to Mark the Birth of Christ, Archbishop Tells Faithful
KITUI DECEMBER 19, 2017(CISA) – Archbishop Anthony Muheria of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri and Apostolic Administrator of Kitui has called on the faithful to show love to one another as a sign of celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ on Christmas day. ”Our whole Christian life can be expressed by these simple words: Let us […]
KENYA: National Dialogue Should Favour Citizens not just Politicians, Religious Leaders say
MOMBASA DECEMBER 15, 2017 (CISA) –Religious leaders in Mombasa under the umbrella group Mombasa Church Forum (MCF) have called for an all inclusive national dialogue that does not only favor politicians in order to solve the country’s problems. “While Kenyans are desperately longing for lasting solutions to the chronic issues that threaten to fragment our […]