Church leaders under the auspices of the Ecumenical Civic Engagement Programme (ECEP) have embarked on a series of consultative meetings with various stakeholders in the electoral process aimed at ensuring that the 2017 general election is peaceful, fair and credible. Top on the agenda of the multi-sectoral discussions is the current debate on the
Speaker of the National Assembly Hon. Justine Muturi is calling for the amendment of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Act and related laws to secure a more credible and acceptable electoral management body, ahead of the 2017 general election. Speaking during a meeting with Church leaders In Nairobi, Speaker Muturi said that
RESOLUTIONS OF THE DIALOGUE FORUM BETWEEN KENYA CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS (KCCB) AND NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES OF KENYA (NCCK) AND ELDERS 4TH MAY 2016 1 Preamble Representatives of the Councils of Elders from Borana, Luo, Kalenjin, Kamba, Kikuyu, Kisii, Luhya, Meru, Miji Kenda, Embu, Taita, Maasai and Somali communities have met for
SAFEGUARD 2017 ELECTIONS Press Statement A. Preamble The Executive Committee of the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) has met here at Jumuia Conference and Country Home, Limuru, for a three-day meeting to transact formal business and discuss matters of national importance. During the meeting, we reflected on Nehemiah 5: 1
The National Council of Churches of Kenya has achieved 95.8% of her year- 4 targets for the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of the HIV virus. This is according to the Council’s year 4 Quarter 3 global fund report whose overall goal is ‘The Road towards an HIV free Society’. The project is
The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) has been feted for her innovation and prudent use of donor funding for the ‘Kwa Vonza Food Security Project’ in Lower Eastern. The award by Diakonia Sweden-one of NCCK’s longest bilateral partners- follows the Council’s use of technology to engage close to 300 farmers in the area,
Pressure to undertake reforms at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) ahead of next year’s general election continue to mount, with the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) calling on Kenyans to demand accountability and answers from government and the electoral body on the Country’s preparedness for the polls. Speaking in Machakos, NCCK
PREPARE FOR KENYA’S 2017 GENERAL ELECTIONS PRESS STATEMENT Preamble We the religious leaders have met under the Kenya Interfaith Elections Programme (KIEP),an initiative of the inter religious Council of Kenya ,to reflect on the state of our nation and especially focusing on the upcoming general elections .Appreciating that Kenya is a multiparty