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And the light was good: Solar cooking in Kenya and Tanzania

And the light was good: Solar cooking in Kenya and Tanzania

Gathering firewood, cooking meals, cleaning the house, working in the fields, taking care of children. For women in the global south, there is always more to do. Double that if you are also looking after someone at home with a chronic illness.

09 July 2009

Bishop Eliud Wabukala elected as the new Archbishop of Kenya

Bishop Eliud Wabukala elected as the new Archbishop of Kenya

The Rt Revd Dr. Eliud W. Wabukala was elected the 5th Primate and Archbishop of Kenya in a very peaceful, joyous and orderly election process by a 158 member Electoral College of the Anglican Church of Kenya that was gathered at the All Saints Cathedral on 24th April, 2009

28 April 2009

Freak hailstorm in tropical Kenya 'a foretaste' of climate change, says ecologist and theologian

Freak hailstorm in tropical Kenya 'a foretaste' of climate change, says ecologist and theologian

Unusual weather conditions that led to a blanket of hail resembling snow falling on the Nyahururu area in central Kenya are the result of the plunder and pollution of the planet, says a Kenyan theologian and ecologist.

08 September 2008

Churches welcome agreement to end post-election crisis

Churches welcome agreement to end post-election crisis

Church leaders in Kenya have welcomed the announcement of a power-sharing agreement between President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga as an important step to ending a two-month political crisis in the east African country.

29 February 2008

The current situation in Kenya

The current situation in Kenya

A gradual reduction in post-election violence has been observed across the country in the past week.

 

20 February 2008

Anglican bishop backs pressure on EU to change trade position

Anglican bishop backs pressure on EU to change trade position

Kenyan Bishop Gideon Ireri, who co-ordinates the justice and peace department for the Anglican Church of Kenya, says the European Union should change its position on free-trade negotiations with developing countries, a demand made by civil society groups in east and southern Africa.

12 October 2006

Christians, Hindus, Muslims unite on constitution changes

Christians, Hindus, Muslims unite on constitution changes

Christian, Hindu and Muslim leaders in Kenya have united to reject 'piecemeal' amendments of the constitution before the 2007 elections, saying they do not go far enough, while pledging to mobilize for the inclusion of their followers' voices.

13 September 2006

Archbishop of Kenya: Response to the Statement from Bishop Gladwin

Archbishop of Kenya: Response to the Statement from Bishop Gladwin

I have read Bishop Gladwin's statement on arrival to England from his visit from Kenya with 20 others last week.  I would wish to make it clear that when we heard that Bishop Gladwin after only a day's stay in Kenya was a patron of Changing Attitude which advocates the full inclusion of gay and lesbian people at all levels in the church, we distanced ourselves from him and his group as this is where we differ.

02 June 2006

Kenyan bishops demand fair trade

Kenyan bishops demand fair trade

Anglican bishops in Western Province have announced they will lead demonstrations in the region this Friday to protest what they termed trade injustices against Africans.

12 April 2005

Kenyan Church to release shame list

Kenyan Church to release shame list

Kenya's Standard newspaper reports that an Anglican diocese is to release a list of politicians that it alleges are corrupt. 

31 January 2005