Kenya's state-owned radio station has announced the dissolution of the nation's legislature by President Daniel arap Moi, in the run-up to presidential and parliamentary elections expected in late December.
14 November 1997
Following reports of unrest in parts of Kenya, ACC staff contacted the Provincial Headquarters of the Anglican Church in Kenya. The Revd Canon Enos Z Ashimala, the Provincial Secretary, sent this report on 3 September:
05 September 1997
Kenya's Churches have told the country's government to arrest the "masterminds" behind an outbreak of violence in the coastal town of Mombasa and the surrounding area following an attack on the town's Likoni Catholic Church on 22 August during which two people were killed.
03 September 1997
Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi's days are numbered and his kingdom will crumble, Kenya's Anglican Archbishop David Gitari warned on 17 July.
21 July 1997
A gathering of Anglican archbishops from throughout Africa, meeting in Johannesburg this week, has heard a strongly-worded condemnation of the Kenyan government for using violence against demonstrators demanding democratic reforms.
21 July 1997
In scenes of unprecedented mayhem and carnage, Kenyan paramilitary police stormed All Saints Anglican Cathedral, Nairobi, on 7 July attacking pro-reform advocates who were sheltering inside and leaving the cathedral covered with blood and the pews broken and scattered.
11 July 1997
The Archbishop of Canterbury has written to the Most Revd David Gitari, Archbishop of Kenya, to express his horror over the attack on peaceful protesters in and around All Saints' Cathedral, Nairobi.
11 July 1997
The Anglican Primate of Kenya, the Most Revd David Gitari, has appealed to the President Daniel arap Moi's government to effect changes on the country's current constitution following earlier requests by the Churches and other institutions.
04 July 1997
Kenya's Churches have issued an ultimatum to their country's Government, demanding the implementation of basic constitutional reforms.
13 June 1997
The Church Mission Society in London has issued an urgent call for prayer and practical help for 33,000 Sudanese refugees in northern Kenya. The inhabitants of Kakuma camp are slowly dying of malnutrition because their food rations have been cut to starvation level.
11 April 1997