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Catholic bishops accuse State of seeking to cripple church's firms

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Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops from left, Philip Anyolo, Maurice Muhatia, Anthony Muheria and Martin Kivuva during a press conference in Nairobi on April 11th 2024. They called on the government to clear pending NHIF debts before transitioning to SHIF. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

The Catholic Church has accused the Kenya Kwanza administration of establishing policies targeted to weaken its role in society.

The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) cited the proposed Basic Education Bill 2024 and Universities (Amendment) Bill 2024 as some of the moves by the government to curtail their contribution in the country.

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