8 PEOPLE DIED IN A ROAD ACCIDENT

Eight people are feared dead following an accident that occured around 1am near Mataara shopping center at river Nyakibai Gatundu north Kiambu county ..six died on the spot while two died when they were being taken to hospital...the matatu is said to have been heading from uthoni nyahururu to Gathugu village, Kandara Constituency in muranga county ..rescure mission is underway while more are feared to be injured .the matatu is still stacked in the river . Resident n police on the scene....

POLICE ISSUE HIGH ALERT ON STOLEN DIPLOMATIC NUMBER PLATES

Ispekta General wa mbutu ya borithi Joseph Boinnet ni niahuhiite biringi iguru rigii namba

POPE LEAVES KENYA TO UGANDA

 His Holiness Pope Francis left the country this afternoon after a landmark visit.

The pontiff – who headed to Uganda on the second leg of his first visit to Africa – was seen off at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport by President Uhuru Kenyatta and First Lady Margaret Kenyatta.

Deputy President William Ruto, Chief of Defence Forces General Samson Mwathethe and

Life in the slum

Pamella Akwede from Kibera slum shares her experience of living in an informal settlement in Kenya with the Holy Father Pope Francis during his meeting with the poor at St Joseph the Worker Kangemi-Nairobi.

Below is Pamella’s testimony

 

LIVING IN INFORMAL SETTLEMENT

Your Holiness, Pope Francis, Our Bishops, Government Representatives, visiting dignitaries, Members of the Kangemi community, fellow Kenyans,
 
In the beginning,

POPE HOMILY AT NAIROBI UNIVERSITY GROUND

God’s word speaks to us in the depths of our heart.  Today God tells us that we belong to him.  He made us, we are his family, and he will always be there for us.  “Fear not”, he says to us, “I have chosen you and I promise to give you my blessing” (cf. Is 44:2).

We hear this promise in today’s first reading.  The Lord tells us that