Kenyan church leaders have become embroiled in an argument about a draft marriage law with a clause on polygamy. But civil rights activists say that the bill could end a range of abuses, and that church practise should not be imposed on the whole of society.

More than 200 young people from many faith backgrounds, travelling from Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Tanzania and the United States, gathered this month at the Kenya Youth Peace Summit in Nairobi.

Three major development agencies, Oxfam, Care International and Concern Worldwide, reported on Tuesday 28 April that rising food prices in the country had created a major food crisis for the urban poor.

Africa could find a dependable partner in China, if Europe does not change the way it relates to the continent, a Kenyan Anglican and World Council of Churches leader has said.

Anglican Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu has called on leaders of the G20 nations gathering in London for their conference next week to increase their commitment to conflict prevention.

Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has dismissed calls by the National Council of Churches for fresh elections, charging the churches with spreading populist politics that could ruin the country.

The National Council of Churches of Kenya is calling for fresh elections in the east African country due to what it charges is a crisis of leadership and bad governance.

Women in the Reformed churches of Switzerland are honouring two Kenyan theologians whose work is aimed at overcoming barriers to the ordination of women in the Reformed Church of East Africa.

Church leaders in Kenya have castigated their president, Mwai Kibaki and prime minister, Raila Odinga, saying that citizens are dispirited, embarrassed and bitter with corrupt leadership.

An insistence on ethical leadership could change Africa, where the credibility of governance is often questioned, says a Kenyan theologian and environmentalist from the University of Nairobi