HARARE OCTOBER 3, 2017(CISA) -The Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has called on President Robert Mugabe to address the nation’s economic crisis in order to regain the people’s trust. “Zimbabweans have lost trust that the government is sincere in addressing national problems when they see the government officials choosing to send their children to foreign schools […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
YENDI SEPTEMBER 19, 2017(CISA) – Bishop Vincent Sowah Boi-Nai of the Catholic Diocese of Yendi has called on the government to be open to genuine criticism, accept their mistakes and make the necessary efforts towards nation building. “I appeal to the political leaders to be open to genuine corrections in their day to day running of […]
