Further to calls by the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) and the Roman Catholic Church in Kenya for an extension to the deadline for the issue of new generation ofidentity cards, the President of Kenya extended the deadline by a month to the end of February. But Church leaders have again called for a further extension. The cards are a requirement for voter registration for national elections.
28 February 1997
Further to calls by the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) and the Roman Catholic Church in Kenya for an extension to the 31st January deadline for the issue of new generation identity cards, the President of Kenya, Daniel arap Moi, has extended the deadline by a month. President Moi made the announcement on 30th January stating that he had made the extension after having considered the difficulties many Kenyans have had to get the new cards.
14 February 1997
The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) and the Roman Catholic Church in Kenya have renewed their calls for constitutional reforms before the next General Elections scheduled for later this year.
31 January 1997
The Most Revd David Gitari was enthroned last Sunday (12 January) at All Saints Cathedral, Nairobi, and becomes Primate of the Anglican Church in Kenya and Bishop of Nairobi. The Revd Canon John L Peterson represented the ACC at the enthronement.
17 January 1997
The Rt Revd David Gitari, Bishop of Kirinyaga Diocese, has been elected Archbishop of the Church of the Province of Kenya by the Church's 210-person strong Electoral College.
19 December 1996
Kenya's President, Daniel arap Moi, has made his most scathing attack yet on Kenya's Church leaders, describing the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) as "subversive organisation Number 1".
07 October 1996
An immediate constitutional review and an all-party dialogue on the composition of the country's next electoral commission have been called for both by the National Council of Churches in Kenya and Kenya's Roman Catholic Bishops.
02 September 1996
The Assistant Bishop of the Kirinyaga CPK Diocese, the Rt. Rev. Andrew Adano Tuye was killed in an air crash on Saturday 27th July 1996. He died with senior government officials when the police helicopter they were travelling in crashed just outside Marsabit town about 300 kms North of Nairobi.
01 August 1996