NAIROBI AUGUST 18, 2017 (CISA) – Kura Yangu Sauti Yangu (KYSY), a coalition of civil society organizations in Kenya has pointed out disparities in the results of the just concluded Presidential General Elections. In a press briefing on August 17, KYSY noted it has deployed over 500 monitors in all 290 constituencies to monitor and […]
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UGANDA: UN Renews Appeal for Help to Over One Million South Sudan Refugees in Nation
KAMPALA, AUGUST 18, 2017(CISA) – United Nations has appealed for help to over One Million South Sudan refugees flocking Uganda. “Over the past 12 months, an average of 1800 South Sudanese have been coming to Uganda every day,” said the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in a statement to the press […]
KENYA: Mourners Demand Justice Following Murder of Electoral Commission Official
NAIROBI AUGUST 18, 2017(CISA)-The family and friends of the slain Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC), ICT manager Christopher Chege Msando have called on the government to arrest and prosecute those behind his murder. In a requiem Mass at the Consolata Shrine for the IEBC official on August 17, the late Msando’s wife Eva Buyu said […]
KENYA: To Lose even one Life because of Elections is Abominable, Catholic Bishops Say
NAIROBI AUGUST 18, 2017(CISA)-“Dear Kenyans, to lose even one life because of elections is abominable. To injure or maim anybody is unacceptable. This must never be allowed in any civilized society like Kenya,” the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has said. The declaration of the August 8 presidential polls was met by protests by […]
KENYA: School Chaplaincy will enhance Evangelization of Young People, says Bishop
NAIROBI AUGUST 22, 2017 (CISA) – Bishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba, Chairman Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB), Commission for Education and Religious Education has said government’s decision to institutionalize chaplaincy will improve evangelization of young people. “Structured chaplaincy service is an answer to our prayers. Through the chaplaincy service, evangelization of young people will be enhanced […]
SIERRA LEONE: Bishops Condole with Bereaved Families of Flood Victims
FREE TOWN AUGUST 22, 2017(CISA)-Catholic Bishops Conference of Sierra Leone (CBCS) has condoled with the families of the recent floods, landslides and mudslides disaster in the nation’s capital, Freetown. “We, the Catholic Bishops of Sierra Leone, wish to add our voice in extending heartfelt and sincere condolences to President Ernest Bai Koroma, the President of the Republic […]
SOUTH AFRICA: Bishops Raise Concern over Unemployment Crisis in Nation
JOHANNESBURG AUGUST 22, 2017(CISA)-Southern Africa Catholic Bishops Conference (SACCB), Justice and Peace Commission has called on the government to convene a job summit to discuss the nation’s unemployment crisis. “We are deeply worried about the levels of retrenchment and unemployment in our country. All the sectors of our economy are shedding jobs and expanding the […]
KENYA: Be Instruments of Integrity, Catholic Schools Principals Urged
NAIROBI AUGUST 22, 2017(CISA) – Bishop Philip Anyolo, Chairman, Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has urged Catholic educators to be leaders of integrity in and out of their schools. Bishop Anyolo was speaking today when he presided over the official opening of the Catholic Schools Principals’ Association (CASPA-Kenya) 4th Annual Conference held at the Catholic University […]
KENYA: Dialogue with Nurses to End Strike, Bishop Korir Tells Government
NAIVASHA AUGUST 25, 2017(CISA) – Bishop Cornelius Korir, of the Catholic Diocese of Eldoret has called on the government to dialogue with the striking nurses to end strike. “It is time you talked to each other to end this nurses strike in our country. Kenyans are dying in hospitals because there is no one to […]
KENYA: Use Funds Responsibly, President Kenyatta tells School Heads
NAIROBI AUGUST 25, 2017 (CISA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned school principals against misappropriating funds meant for infrastructure development in schools. “We will not tolerate misuse of funds. And let me remind teachers and other leaders that we are all servants of the people, who look upon us,” said President Uhuru. The president was […]