Kenya
Muslims shield Christian passengers in militant attack on Kenyan bus
By Fredrick Nzwili — December 22, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) The 62 Muslim passengers stood ready to take bullets for the Christians and told the militants to kill everyone or leave.
Ugandans line the streets ahead of Pope Francis’ arrival
By Tonny Onyulo — November 27, 2015
KAMPALA, Uganda (RNS) Some waited more than 12 hours along the route outside Entebbe International Airport.
In Kenya, Pope Francis talks about youth, the environment and political corruption
By Fredrick Nzwili — November 25, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Young people are any nation’s most valuable resource and to protect them, invest in them and offer them a helping hand, were the best ways their future could be assured, Francis said.
Pope Francis’ Africa trip will focus on youth, but security concerns abound
By Rosie Scammell — November 24, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Engaging Africa's youth is the focus of the trip. But concerns over the pope’s safety have emerged, especially in the Central African Republic, where there has been ongoing violence since a 2013 coup.
LGBT Africans call on Pope Francis to preach tolerance during his visit
By Reuters — November 23, 2015
"If the Pope was here and talking about love, compassion and equality for everyone, Ugandans will listen," said one activist.
Security a top concern for Pope Francis’ Africa visit
By Fredrick Nzwili — November 10, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Kenya’s government says it will deploy 10,000 police and 10,000 members of the National Youth Service to maintain order.
Kenya to ‘re-integrate’ hundreds of returning al-Shabab recruits
By Fredrick Nzwili — October 26, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Some returning recruits had quit al-Shabab on their own; others took advantage of an amnesty the government offered after the Garissa University massacre in April.
Kenya’s Anglican church revokes priest’s license, suspends four others, over gay sex allegations
By Fredrick Nzwili — September 10, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) A tribunal found one of the priests guilty and stripped him of his clergy credentials after examining the evidence by witnesses and his defense.
Kenyan clergy joins battle against deadly homemade brews
By Fredrick Nzwili — August 12, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) The homemade alcoholic drinks, popularly dubbed chang'aa ("kill me quick") or Kumi Kumi (ten-ten shillings), are popular with the poor, who cannot afford commercially brewed bottled beer, which is heavily taxed.
Kenya Catholic bishops call for polio vaccine boycott
By Fredrick Nzwili — July 28, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) The bishops questioned the safety of the vaccines, saying the manufacturer failed to provide requested information and the government disregarded the bishops’ request for tests.
African clergy to protest Obama’s gay-rights ‘agenda’ on trip
By Fredrick Nzwili — July 21, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Protesters have called for tactics ranging from throwing rotten eggs at the president to encouraging prostitutes to march naked in the streets during his visit.
LGBT Kenyans gain the right to organize, and churches promise to fight
By Fredrick Nzwili — April 29, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) The nation's highest court ruled that refusing to register a gay rights organization infringed on the constitutional rights of free association for LGBT Kenyans.
Al-Shabab militants create chaos, pain for Somalis
By Tonny Onyulo — April 20, 2015
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Al-Shabab militants have targeted government offices, U.N. facilities, the airport, the president's palace, hotels and restaurants in their bid to overthrow the government.
Kenya’s Christians and Muslims divided over amnesty plan
By Fredrick Nzwili — April 16, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Although Muslim leaders say they, too, are victims of terror attacks, Christian leaders feel that Muslims have not been forthright in addressing terror challenges.
Kenya cracks down on al-Shabab funding and recruitment after Garissa attack
By Fredrick Nzwili — April 9, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) This week, Kenya froze the accounts of 85 groups and individuals, including bus companies and Muslim rights organizations, allegedly linked to al-Shabab, following a massacre at a Kenyan university last week.
