Kenya

August 23, 2017

Transparency International condemns civil society harassment in Kenya

Transparency International, the global anti-corruption organisation, and Transparency International Kenya have condemned the intimidation and raids of civil society organisations in Kenya, including those fighting against corruption, and have called on the government to protect – not harass – organisations working to strengthen good governance in the country.
August 7, 2017

Faith leaders act as peace negotiators ahead of Kenyan elections

With national elections taking place in Kenya tomorrow, faith leaders are hard at work to ensure that tribal violence does not erupt as it has in the past.
July 3, 2017

Reports of intimidation as Kenya elections approach

Kenyan authorities should urgently investigate allegations of threats and intimidation as the August elections approach, says Human Rights Watch.
March 13, 2017

UN aid chief urges global action as famine threatens four countries

Returning from Kenya, Yemen, South Sudan and Somalia – countries that are facing or are at risk of famine – the top United Nations humanitarian official has urged the international community for comprehensive action to save people from simply “starving to death.”
January 15, 2015

First African scholar to translate Bible into Kikamba language

Professor John Mbiti, theologian and former director of the Ecumenical Institute of Bossey of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has recently become the first African scholar to translate the entire Christian New Testament from Greek to Kikamba, a local Kenyan language.
July 15, 2014

New evidence shows UK government error led to Kenya death sentence

The government’s support for a flawed Kenyan prosecution was based on an incorrect analysis that may put it in breach of its own death penalty policy, says the legal charity Reprieve
June 15, 2014

UK Government ‘needs more time’ to explain Kenya torture role

Lawyers for the Home Office, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Metropolitan Police have exceeded the deadline for responding to pre-action letters relating to a death sentence handed to a Kenyan citizen.
May 28, 2014

UK government challenged on role in Kenyan death sentence

The government has been challenged to explain its support for a Kenyan investigation resulting in a death sentence based on flawed evidence and a ‘confession’ extracted under torture.
November 19, 2013

Church agency launches Kenyan maternal and child health project

With funding from the European Union, Christian Aid is launching a £1.2 million maternal and child health project in Narok County, south-western Kenya.
October 25, 2013

Two atrocities: how long can a piece of thread be?

Towards the end of last month, on a Sunday of all days too, I woke up to be confronted with deeply distressing images of the ongoing and violent standoff at the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi (Kenya) and also of the horrid attack on All Saints’ Church in Peshawar (Pakistan).