Kenya: Bishop of Eldoret - 'We Are Completely Destroying Our Country Through Corruption'

"We are left wondering where will the poor go and who will stand for them. What we are doing is wrong and we are completely destroying our country through corruption", Msgr.… Read more »

Kenya: Archbishop of Nairobi - 'We Will Return the Donations to the President'

"These funds will be refunded to the respective donors," said the Archbishop of Nairobi, Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo, referring to donations made by Kenyan President William Ruto… Read more »

Kenya: Bishops Address Young Protesters - 'Your Hopes Are Our Hopes'

"This is an explicit recognition by the pastors of the Catholic Church of the goodness of the aspirations of the new generation of young people who want a change in society," said… Read more »

Kenya: 'Protests Against the Finance Bill Triggered Something Bigger'

"The impression is that the withdrawal of the tax law is now totally insufficient to stop the anger of the people", says an observer from church circles in Nairobi, where… Read more »

Kenya: 'People Are Taking to the Streets Because They Are Desperate'

"It was a real popular protest, initially peaceful, even if provocateurs and thugs mingled with the demonstrators", Father Alfonso Poppi, of the Priestly Fraternity of the… Read more »

Kenya: Negotiations in Nairobi - Hope for Peace

Good governance, more justice and security and economic development. These issues are at the heart of ongoing peace talks in Nairobi, Kenya, between the government of South Sudan… Read more »

Kenya: Floods - in View of the Increasing Number of Victims, the Bishops Ask for Solidarity With Those Affected

The floods that have hit Kenya since March have so far claimed at least 289 lives, according to to figures presented by the authorities in Nairobi on May 14. Rains could continue… Read more »

Kenya: President William Ruto Has Apologised to Kenya Over the Shakohola Massacre

In the country which is shocked by the massacre in the Shakahola forest (see Fides, 3/5/2023), requests are multiplying to regulate not so much freedom of worship as the compliance… Read more »

Kenya: Investigation Into Shakahola Forest Massacre Widens as Calls for Greater Control of Sects Continue

Another "telepreacher" has also been put under investigation for the massacre of more than 100 followers of the Kenyan sect "Good News International Church", found dead in the… Read more »