KENYA: Catholic Bishops Consolidate USD 30,000 to Alleviate Hunger in Turkana
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| Archbishop Zacchaeus Okoth |
Catholic
Bishops in Kenya have pledge to contributed 2.5 Million equivalent to 30,000 US Dollars to alleviate hunger in
Turkana County.
In
an exclusive interview with Waumini Communications Limited at the Kenya
Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) General Secretariat, Archbishop Zacchaeus
Okoth, who is also the Chairman of the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission
said the Catholic Bishops in Kenya last month during their Ordinary Plenary
Assembly unanimously agreed to contribute Kshs 100,000 from each individual
Diocese towards alleviating hunger in Turkana County through Caritas Kenya.
an exclusive interview with Waumini Communications Limited at the Kenya
Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) General Secretariat, Archbishop Zacchaeus
Okoth, who is also the Chairman of the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission
said the Catholic Bishops in Kenya last month during their Ordinary Plenary
Assembly unanimously agreed to contribute Kshs 100,000 from each individual
Diocese towards alleviating hunger in Turkana County through Caritas Kenya.
Bishop
Okoth said that the money received would purchase food stuff to be distributed
to the hungry and the refugees from South Sudan in Turkana.
Okoth said that the money received would purchase food stuff to be distributed
to the hungry and the refugees from South Sudan in Turkana.
The
Most Rev. Zacchaeus Okoth however, called on the Government to find a way of
utilizing the discovered large volume of water in Turkana that geologists say
can feed Kenya for 70 year to eradicate poverty in the region. Archbishop Okoth
said the water can be used for irrigation which can make Turkana the bread
basket of Kenya.
Most Rev. Zacchaeus Okoth however, called on the Government to find a way of
utilizing the discovered large volume of water in Turkana that geologists say
can feed Kenya for 70 year to eradicate poverty in the region. Archbishop Okoth
said the water can be used for irrigation which can make Turkana the bread
basket of Kenya.
His
Excellency Charles Daniel Balvo, the Popes representative to Kenya on 3rd
February 2014, extended a cheque of one million shillings to the Bishop of
Lodwar, Rt. Rev. Dominic Kimengich, towards general food distribution to
households and school feeding program.
Excellency Charles Daniel Balvo, the Popes representative to Kenya on 3rd
February 2014, extended a cheque of one million shillings to the Bishop of
Lodwar, Rt. Rev. Dominic Kimengich, towards general food distribution to
households and school feeding program.
Meanwhile,
the National Director for Caritas Kenya, Mr. Stephen Kituku, said the Directorate
is mobilizing other Caritas organizations in Kenya to assess the drought
situation in Kenya and plan the way forward on how to respond to the situation
mainly to mitigate effects of drought and plan for emergency response.
the National Director for Caritas Kenya, Mr. Stephen Kituku, said the Directorate
is mobilizing other Caritas organizations in Kenya to assess the drought
situation in Kenya and plan the way forward on how to respond to the situation
mainly to mitigate effects of drought and plan for emergency response.
SOURCE: KCCB
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