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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.

Fr. Ferdinand Lugonzo. Credit: KCCB

Priest Decries Forceful Eviction of Kenyan Catholic School Head for Dismal Performance

Jan 19, 2024

The former General Secretary of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has condemned the forceful eviction of the principal of St. Gabriel Isongo Secondary School by the parents who cited poor performance of the school that is sponsored by the Diocese of Kakamega.

Bishop Willybard Kitogho Lagho of Kenya's Malindi Diocese. Credit: Malindi Diocese

“Exercise a lot of caution”: Catholic Bishop in Kenya to Road Users During Christmas

Dec 23, 2023

The Bishop of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Malindi has called on Kenyans traveling from cities in the East African country for Christmas celebrations with their families to exercise caution on the roads to avoid causing accidents.

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: KCCB

Catholic Bishops in Kenya Defend Fiducia Supplicans, Say Not Endorsing Same-sex Marriages

Dec 20, 2023

Catholic Bishops in Kenya have defended Fiducia Supplicans, the Vatican declaration on the possibility of blessing “same-sex couples” and couples in other “irregular situations”, which the Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith (DDF) released on Monday, December 18.

A screenshot of members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) during a press conference. Credit: KCCB

Let’s Not Gamble with Children’s Future: Kenyan Catholic Bishops on Disputed School Result

Nov 30, 2023

Catholic Bishops in Kenya have weighed in on the disputed Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) results that had numerous discrepancies, and cautioned the government against jeopardizing children's future through issuing of erroneous exam results.

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: KCCB

Catholic Bishops in Kenya Urge Government to “respond swiftly” to El Nino Victims

Nov 29, 2023

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) are calling on the government of the East African country to “respond swiftly” to the damage caused by the ongoing El Nino rains especially by helping the victims of the rains that have reportedly claimed at least 120 lives and displaced about 90,000.

A screenshot of members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) during their Friday, November 10 press conference. Credit: KCCB

Catholic Bishops in Kenya Laud Government for Establishing Holiday to Plant Trees

Nov 11, 2023

The Kenyan government has declared Monday, November 13 a holiday to plant trees, a move that Bishops in the East African country have lauded and called on Kenyans to make the best of it in their efforts to conserve the environment.

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: KCCB

Bishops in Kenya Decry Rise in Taxation, Say High Cost of Living "strangling" the Poor

Nov 10, 2023

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) are calling on the government of the East African country to address the high cost of living in the country, noting that over-taxation is “strangling the very poor”.

Bishop Alfred Rotich giving the homily during the the National Prayer Day at Subukia National Marian Shrine in Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Nakuru. Credit: Catholic Mirror

On Annual National Prayer Day in Kenya, Bishop Cautions against “song of tribalism”

Oct 9, 2023

On the occasion of the National Prayer Day at Subukia National Marian Shrine in Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Nakuru, Bishop Alfred Rotich has cautioned the people of God in the East African nation against participating in the “song of tribalism”.

Kenya's Supreme Court. Credit: Kenya's Supreme Court

“Voluntarily repent and resign”: Pro-Lifers in Kenya to Pro-LGBTQ Ruling Judges

Oct 9, 2023

Pro-lifers in Kenya, including religious leaders representing different faiths and denominations, are calling on the three Kenyan Supreme Court Judges who, earlier this year, voted for the registration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer persons (LGBTQ) Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the East African nation to “voluntarily repent and resign”. 

Bishop Joseph Obanyi Sagwe of Kakamega leading pilgrims for a walk to Subukia National Marian Shrine which belongs to the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: Kakamega Diocese

Kenyan Diocese Embarks on 160-Mile Foot Pilgrimage to Marian Shrine for Prayer Day

Sep 29, 2023

Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Kakamega has seen off 200 pilgrims who are trekking some 160 miles to a Marian shrine where they will participate in the country’s annual prayer day slated for October 7.

Archbishop Hubertus van Megen, the Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya and South Sudan presiding over Mass during the Mother Teresa Feast Day Celebration at Home of Mercy, Huruma in the Archdiocese of Nairobi on Tuesday, September 5. Credit: Radio Waumini

Religious, Priestly Life Not about “gold medal for the best behavior”: Nuncio in Kenya

Sep 10, 2023

Joining and living Religious and Priestly Life is not to be compared to a sport competition that involves medals for the best performers, the representative of the Holy Father in Kenya has said.

Sr. Adelaide Felicitas Ndilu, the Director of Waumini radio in Nairobi, Kenya with Archbishop Anthony Muheria and some staff members. Credit: Radio Waumini

They’re “20 years of fruitful evangelization”: Catholic Bishops’ Radio Director in Kenya

Sep 7, 2023

Waumini Radio, the Catholic radio of the members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) is marking 20 years of "fruitful evangelization", the Director of the Nairobi-based entity has said. 

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) Commission for Education and Religious Education (CERE) during a press conference at the eighth edition of Kenya’s Catholic Schools’ Principals Association (CaSPA) conference in Nairobi. Credit: Diocese of Nakuru

“Do not shy away from witnessing Christ”, Catholic Schools in Kenya Told

Aug 15, 2023

Principals of Catholic Schools in Kenya have been urged to maintain high moral standards in the institutions they manage, and to never shy away from witnessing Christ to nurture holistic learners that are morally and spiritually equipped.

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.

A section of members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: KCCB/Catholic Justice and Peace Department Facebook

Kenya’s Finance Act 2023 Placing “unsustainable burden” on Kenyans: Catholic Bishops

Jul 20, 2023

Kenya’s Finance Act of 2023 that received Presidential assent last month has placed “unsustainable burden” on citizens of the East African nation, Catholic Bishops in the country have said.

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: KCCB

Catholic Bishops Condemn Brutality on “innocent Kenyans”, Urge Police to Target Criminals

Jul 19, 2023

Catholic Bishops in Kenya have condemned police brutality on “innocent Kenyans” in the latest round of opposition-led anti-government protests and called upon law enforcement officers to target criminals, who infiltrate groups of demonstrators.

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.