DAR ES SALAAM SEPTEMBER 12, 2017(CISA) – Sr Cecilia Njeri, LSOF has been elected chairperson of the Association of Consecrated Women in Eastern and Central Africa (ACWECA) for the next three years. The Kenyan born nun who is also the Superior General of the Little Sisters of St. Francis, (LSOSF) Nkokonjeruin Uganda was elected at […]
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KENYA: Stop Intimidation of the Supreme Court, Catholic Bishops Say
NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 8, 2017(CISA)- The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has called for an end to open intimidation and threats against the Supreme Court that on September 1 nullified President Uhuru Kenyatta’s win. “We call upon the Jubilee party (ruling Coalition) and other leaders to accept the ruling and stop the threats, intimidation and vendetta […]
TOGO: Thousands Protest President Faure’s Re-election
LOME SEPTEMBER 8, 2017(CISA)-Tens of thousands of protesters clad in red, orange and pink– the colours of Togo’s opposition parties – on September 7, marched through the streets of the capital Lome protesting President Faure Gnassingbe win. “We will march again tomorrow. Faure should talk to us about the conditions for his departure. The (draft) […]
KENYA: Supreme Court Nullifies President Kenyatta’s Win
NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 (CISA)- The Supreme Court of Kenya has nullified the results of the August 8, presidential election and ordered the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission(IEBC) to conduct a fresh election within 60 days. In the ruling, the court determined that IEBC had failed, neglected and refused to conduct the election in the […]
MALAWI: Church Rolls out Technical Education Program for Youth
LILONGWE SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 (CISA) – The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) Catholic Development Commission (CADECOM) has rolled out a project that will see at least 3000 youths enrolled into Catholic technical colleges to learn various Entrepreneurial and Vocational skills. The project dubbed Hope for Youth which is being funded by the European Union (EU) through […]
TANZANIA: Pope urges African Nuns to Rediscover the Gospel
DAR SALAAM SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 (CISA) – Pope Francis has called on members of the Association of Consecrated Women in Eastern and Central Africa (ACWECA) to relive the gospel in order to offer a better witness to today’s society and the Church. The Pope was speaking through a written message to more than 150 Catholic […]
KENYA: Presidential Elections Results Don’t Add Up, Says Civil Society Group
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 […]
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 […]