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Youths from Kenyan Catholic Diocese Join Peers in Push for Reforms to Address Drug Abuse

Sep 29, 2024

Young people from Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Kakamega have joined their peers from other faiths and civil groups in calling for urgent reforms to address drug abuse that they say is impeding progress in the western region of the East African country.

Credit: National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK)

Religious Leaders in Kenya Concerned about Protracted Conflicts among Politicians

Mar 6, 2024

A section of religious leaders in Kenya have expressed concern about the recurring public conflicts between Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) and other political leaders.

Religious leaders in Kenya during a press conference in Nairobi. Credit: NCCK

Be Mindful of Lost Lives, Religious Leaders in Kenya to Participants in Political Dialogue

Aug 11, 2023

Religious leaders in Kenya have called on representatives of opposing political parties in the country who are currently in dialogue with each other to focus on the good of the country, and to be especially mindful of the scores of lives that were in the country’s protracted protests.

Religious leaders in Kenya during a press conference in Nairobi. Credit: NCCK

Don’t Allow Kenya “to go down” the Insurrection Path: Religious Leaders to President

Jul 14, 2023

Religious leaders in Kenya have cautioned President William Samoei Ruto against allowing citizens of the East African nation to stage a violent revolt against his government amid economic hardships. 

Christian leaders during the meeting at ufungamano house in Nairobi,Kenya. Credit: NCCK

“Deeply concerned”: Kenya’s Church Leaders on Delayed Trial of Starvation Cult Suspects

Jul 13, 2023

Christian leaders in Kenya are "deeply concerned" about the delayed litigation of suspected criminals behind the Shakahola starvation cult that has reportedly claimed at least 360 lives since April 21 when the process of exhuming bodies from the Shakahola Forest in Kilifi County, Eastern Kenya, started.

Christian leaders during the meeting at ufungamano house in Nairobi,Kenya. Credit: CJPC

“False hope”: Christian Leaders in Kenya Fault Opposition’s Move to Collect Signatures

Jul 11, 2023

Christian leaders in Kenya have faulted the move that members of the opposition parties under the Azimio One Kenya Coalition have undertaken to collect millions of signatures aimed at ousting the current government and repealing Kenya’s Finance Act 2023.

Religious Leaders in Kenya. Credit: NCCK

Religious Leaders in Kenya Laud Government, Opposition “for hearing the plea of Kenyans”

Apr 5, 2023

Religious leaders in Kenya have lauded efforts made by the Government and the Opposition in the East African nation to halt weekly demonstrations that had routinely been characterized by acts of lawlessness, including property destruction, looting, invasion of private property, and even loss of lives. 

Faith leaders in Kenya at a press conference on 6 September 2022. Credit: KCCB

Focus Attention on Holding Elected Leaders to Account: Faith Leaders in Kenya to Citizens

Sep 6, 2022

Religious leaders in Kenya have urged citizens of the East African country to shift their attention from the general elections to holding elected leaders to account as the electioneering period has ended. 

Faith leaders in Kenya during a press briefing on 29 August 2022. Credit: NCCK

Accept Verdict of Supreme Court on Poll Petition as Justice: Faith Leaders in Kenya

Aug 29, 2022

Religious leaders in Kenya have urged citizens of the East African country to accept the ruling of the Supreme Court that one the political coalitions in the August 9 general elections, Azimio La Umoja, filed seeking to overturn the Presidential results.

Religious leaders in Kenya. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Kenya’s Faith Leaders Call for Peace amid Tension after Declaration of Presidential Result

Aug 15, 2022

Religious leaders in Kenya are calling for peace and calm amid tension in the East African nation following the declaration of the final results of the Presidential election that was conducted on August 9.

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Exercise Patience, Self-control: Church Leaders to Kenyans amid Delayed Poll Results

Aug 14, 2022

Church leaders in Kenya have urged citizens of the East African country to exercise patience and control their emotions amid delayed declaration of the Presidential election results following the August 9 general polls.

Bishop John Obala Owaa, Chairman of KCCB's Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (CJPC) addressing participants at the two-day National Christian Conference in Kenya's capital Nairobi. / Facebook Page Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (CJPC).

Referendum, Succession Politics Need to Be Separated, Kenya’s Christian Leaders Urge

Dec 11, 2020

Christian leaders in Kenya are calling on politicians in the East African nation to separate the debate around a referendum on the Constitution and the 2022 succession politics to guarantee peace and stability in the country.