Kenya

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).
September 23, 2013

UN chief condemns 'totally reprehensible' terrorist act in Nairobi

The UN Secretary-General has condemned the terrorist attack in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, and urged that the perpetrators be brought to justice as soon as possible.
May 25, 2013

AU urged not to back shielding of Kenyan leaders from justice

The African Union must reject the Kenyan government calls for the International Criminal Court's case to be tried in Kenya, Amnesty International says.
February 28, 2013

Local Kenyans mobilise for active nonviolence ahead of elections

As fears of violence grow ahead of Kenya’s elections, thousands of people are mobilising for conflict resolution and nonviolent resistance to injustice.
December 21, 2012

Kenya’s confining of refugees and asylum seekers in camps is unlawful

Kenya’s decision to place refugees and asylum seekers in camps away from urban centres has been criticised as "discriminatory and unlawful".