Press Release 27th March 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Institution: The National Council of Churches of Kenya Phone Number: 020-27240099,2711862 Email: gsoffice@ncck.org, communications@ncck.org Website: www.ncck.org HEED THE PRESIDENT’S DIRECTIVE TO STEP ASIDE The NCCK wishes to commend President Uhuru Kenyatta for demonstrating leadership yesterday during the State Of The Nation address in which he directed
1. Preamble The Executive Committee of the National Council of Churches of Kenya has met here at Jumuia Conference and Country Home, Limuru, for a two day meeting to transact formal business and discuss matters of national concern. We took time to discuss and reflect on the scripture recorded in Deuteronomy 17: 14 – 20,
The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) has called on president Uhuru Kenyatta to urgently assent to the Climate Change Bill 2014, that was recently passed by the National Assembly. The bill seeks to among other things, create a Climate Change Council that will be charged with the responsibility of advising the government and
The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) General Secretary Reverend Canon Peter Karanja has challenged religious leaders to exercise their authority in line with the mandate given by God. Speaking at the Methodist Church in Kenya (MCK), Canon Karanja said that many institutions face challenges when leaders contravene the mandate bestowed on them. He
A. Preamble: We Church leaders from Narok County have today met here at Seasons Hotel ,for a one-day consultative forum facilitated by NCCK, to deliberate on issues affecting our County. The forum was a follow up meeting to previous initiatives by Narok Church leaders, in seeking conflict sensitive mechanisms to emerging issues within the
Women from seven selected counties are expected to benefit from a 2-day training aimed at enhancing their participation in national politics. The training scheduled for next week, follows the successful completion of a political analysis of women participation in the counties. Speaking ahead of the training NCCK’s Programs Officer for Governance Peter Achar, said that
The stage is set for a major capacity building exercise that will see communities living in areas with oil and mineral deposits empowered to fully participate in mining processes. The exercise will be undertaken courtesy of a new project that kicks of later this month and spearheaded by “Haki Madini Coalition.” The project will also
The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK), today held her Regional Committee Meeting for Nairobi , ahead of the forthcoming Regional Conference slated for June this year. The meeting brought together over 78 delegates from Nairobi and was graced by the NCCK General Secretary Reverend Canon Peter Karanja, who praised Council regions for their
REMARKS BY THE REVEREND CANON PETER KARANJA,GENERAL SECRETARY, DURING THE REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS,ON THURSDAY 19THFEBRUARY 2015, AT ALL AFRICA CONFERENCE OF CHURCHES (AACC) GUEST HOUSE NAIROBI A. Preliminaries: Hon. Major Rtd. Joseph ole Nkaissery, Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government, Mrs. Elizabeth Kisiigha, Executive Director, FECCLAHA All
The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) General Secretary Reverend Canon Peter Karanja, has called on the government to proactively engage and find solutions to challenges afflicting small-scale dairy farmers in the Country. Canon Karanja pointed out that issues of low productivity, limited access to the market due to poor infrastructure in some