Kenya’s crisis is Africa’s too, says inter-church body

The Nairobi-based All Africa Conference of Churches is pleading with Kenyans to see their current political crisis as not only a national one, but as one in which the whole African continent is looking on in sorrow at the formerly peaceful country – writes...

Mennonites assist relief efforts in conflict-riven Kenya

Two weeks after the country’s disputed election and the violence that has followed in its wake, Mennonite relief work is continuing and the peace church reports that Kenyan Mennonite Church members are safe despite the troubles. Mennonite Central Committee (MCC,...

Churches continue to urge and support dialogue in Kenya

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary the Rev Dr Samuel Kobia has called upon all Kenyan political leaders to keep moving towards dialogue while praising the countries’ churches for their role in peacemaking. “While the situation continues to...

Tutu remains hopeful about a Kenya settlement

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu says he has great hopes that a peaceful resolution can be reached between Kenyan parties engaged in a violent conflict after disputed presidential elections – writes Fredrick Nzwilli. “There is a great deal of hope...