Kenya News News Kenya » Religion: After altar wine becomes popular in bars, Kenya’s Catholic bishops order proprietary brand
As part of a new national policy on drugs and alcohol, Kenyan government officials have been considering raising the drinking age to 21, from 18.
News Kenya » Religion: In Kenya's capital, a new Rastafari temple shows the movement's endurance
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At a recent opening of the newest Rastafari place of worship just outside Kenya’s capital, some of the faithful gathered to sing rhythmic songs, read Scripture and exchange ...
News Kenya » Religion: Kenya's deaf choir changes minds about 'burdens' of disabilities
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — On a recent afternoon on the grounds of St. Andrew’s Church, young men and women danced in a semicircle, swinging to the beat of drums. The group’s leader gestured intently as ...
News Kenya » Religion: Kenya doomsday cult deaths top 400 as detectives exhume 12 more bodies, with the pastor in custody
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Some 613 people have so far been reported missing to Kenya Red Cross officers stationed in Malindi town. Detectives are still finding mass graves. NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The ...
News Kenya » Religion: Religion and political mobilisation in Kenya
Participation by the clerical class in Kenyan politics is not new. During the ‘UhuRuto’ dispensation, however, clergymen have unreservedly wallowed in the muddled water of tribal politics to an ...
News Kenya » Religion: Kenya's a secular state; we must separate religion, state affairs
The thanksgiving prayers at State House to bless the incoming administration elicited a robust debate on whether our governments should maintain a wall between state and religious affairs. Considering ...
News Kenya » Religion: Locals returning to Kenya
Immanuel Baptist Church members went to Kenya first as evangelists and then as home-builders, but since 2012 they’ve established relationships that make their annual trips into working reunions. Set ...
News Kenya » Religion: How faith turned deadly for Kenyan cult followers who chose starvation as path to salvation
The reddish soil of the Shakahola forest is still giving up its terrible secrets. Two hours drive from Kenya’s coastal tourist town of Malindi, forensic teams turn off the tarred road into a thicket ...
News Kenya » Religion: Kenya and Iran set to draw on religion for stronger bi-lateral ties
The East African nation of Kenya and the Arab state of Iran attempt to deepen their ties through religious exchange programs and peace efforts. ・Kenya and Iran aim to deepen ties through religious ...
News Kenya » Religion: Is Giriama Traditionalism a Religion? Negotiating Indigenous African Religiosity in 'Interfaith' Cooperation in Coastal Kenya
This article explores how Giriama elders represent their 'traditional religion' (dini ya jadi) through 'interfaith' cooperation with Christians and Muslims in the coastal Kenyan town of Malindi. Based ...