To contribute to Peaceful, Free, Fair and Credible elections 2022, the Executive Committee of the NCCK is calling on Presidential Candidates to sign a Peace Charter. The Charter commits the aspirants to support peace before, during and after the 2022 elections in word and deed. This is in recognition that every Kenyan has a right
The lives of more than 2,000 households in Tharaka Nithi have been radically transformed by adoption of Conservation Agriculture (CA). Their enhanced food security has improved their livelihoods, boosted their family incomes, and empowered women. This is the reality that faced Andy Harrington the Executive Director of Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB), during a familiarization visit to Tharaka
MOURNING THE THIRD PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) joins the nation in mourning the death of The Third President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency Mwai Kibaki. The Council remembers with gratitude that HE Kibaki dedicated more than five decades of his life to the
Success Story: Caroline Gatuura My name is Caroline Gatuura aged 40 years, married, and blessed with 3 children. I hail from Kamuthetu village, Mwanyni location, Nkondi ward, Tharaka Nithi county. My husband spends weekdays at work. Thus, I am the one managing farming activities together with my children. My agricultural production in the 3 acres
Success Story: Matthew Mutegi My name is Mathew Mutegi (52), from Irimba village, Nkondi ward and Location, Tharaka Nithi County. I am a lead farmer to Karimi Self Help Group. The land I am settled on and farming is an inheritance from my father. Since 1963, the farming in the area has been dominated by
Success Story: Margret Kageni My name is Margret Kageni, I live in Kiandia Village, Mukothima location, Mukothima ward, Tharaka Nithi County. I live with my husband. We are blessed with five children. I am a farmer and I incorporate crop farming with livestock keeping. Before I started practicing Conservation Agriculture (CA), our farms were
Success Story: Hassan Kiragu My name is Hassan Kiragu, I hail from Marundi village, Thiiti sub-location, Thiiti location in Mukothima ward, Tharaka Nithi County. I am 70 years old, married and blessed with seven children all who are grown-ups. My wife lives with one of my sons who migrated to have his own home. I
HOME FOR CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE – Elizabeth Mukwamugao My name is Elizabeth Mukwamugao. I live in Ubarini Village, Tunyai sub location, Tunyai location, Chiakariga ward in Tharaka Nithi County. I live with my lovely husband Joseph Nyagal and my four children, two boys and two girls. My first born is a boy, is in secondary school
IMPROVED LIVELIHOOD THROUGH CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE – John Murithi John Murithi, Beneficiary of the NCCK Conservation Agriculture project My name is John Murithi Muriuki. I am 41 years old and married to one wife, Joyce Kagendo. We reside at Mithigini village, Tubui sub location, Tunyai location, Chiakariga ward in Tharaka Nithi County. We are blessed with
Andries Schuttinga, the Director General (CEO) of Red een Kind, has today paid a courtesy call on Rev Canon Chris Kinyanjui, the General Secretary, at Jumuia Place. During the consultation, CEO Schuttinga appreciated the work that the NCCK is doing to improve the welfare of children. Help A Child is the financial partner of NCCK