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Catholic church supports bid to phase out children homes

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Archbishop Martin Kivuva addressing the media in Karen, Nairobi on 20th April 2023. [Denis Kibuchi, Standard]

The Catholic church has joined the list of stakeholders supporting the plan to phase out Charitable Children's Institutions (CCIs) and transition children to a family-based and community care.

The outgoing chairperson of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) Archbishop Martin Kivuva said the Catholic church embraced the new law under the National Care Reform Strategy in Kenya after overwhelming scientific evidence showed that institutions are not good for children's growth.

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