KENYA: Monumental Dias Symbolic of Pope’s Powerful Message, Archbishop Muheria Says
By Arnold Neliba
NAIROBI, MAY 11, 2021 (CISA)-Archbishop Anthony Muheria, Chairman of Commission for Pastoral and Lay Apostolate of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops, has lauded the decision by the Government of Kenya to declare the 2015 Papal Dias as a national monument.
In a May 9 statement to
CISA, the archbishop noted that the monumental dais was a significant symbol in remembrance of the Pope’s message to the country during the 2015 visit.
“The declaration of the Papal Dias as a National monument recognizes the great significance Pope Francis visit was for Kenya and the Kenyan people. This is a great gesture to immortalize in a physical way the powerful message Pope Francis had for Kenya pronounced on the various sites he visited,” Archbishop Muheria said.
KENYA: Bishop Obanyi Warns Journalists of Armchair Journalism
By CISA
KAKAMEGA, MAY 7, 2021(CISA)-Bishop Joseph Obanyi Sagwe, chairman of the Social Communications Commission of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has encouraged journalists to go out of the news rooms to gather and relay information that is verified and true.
“Pope Francis warns of the danger of modern reporting. At times because we have gadgets, computers. We can access internet, the web. There is a danger of collecting our information from our computer where we are seated. And the danger is becoming even greater now when we are being told stay at home and work from home…Let us harness modern technology to motivate us to go out and discover…Help us encounter the reality of the world. Pope Francis says, we must hit the streets,” he said.
Stephen Karanja: Kenyan anti-vaccine doctor
In 2014, his association opposed the government's rollout of a tetanus vaccine targeting women, claiming it was a sterilisation campaign, despite local health authorities, the WHO, and the UN .
By Emmanuel.
Doctor dies from Covid weeks after saying vaccine is completely unnecessary
Dr Stephen Karanja, who was the chairman of the Kenya Catholic Doctors Association, died on Thursday after a week in hospital suffering with coronavirus symptoms
Dr Stephen Karanja recommended other treatments before his death (Image: Citizengo)
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