Ken Kagicha

Deputy Africa Editor

Ken Kagicha has over 12 years of experience working as a reporter and editor for print, broadcast and digital news platforms in Kenya.

Articles by Ken Kagicha

11 Jul, 2025 07:21 EDT

Africa Society & Culture

Divine speed and faith: Kenya's athletes Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet break world records in Oregon 'by God's grace'

By Ken Kagicha

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon once again shattered her own world record in the women's 1500m at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting held in Eugene, Oregon on July 5, 2025. Kipyegon, a three-time Olympic 1500m champion and triple world champion, powered through the finish line in three minutes 48.68 seconds, shaving 0.36 seconds off her previous best.
9 Jul, 2025 06:08 EDT

Africa Religious Freedom

Africa's first International Religious Freedom Summit a 'defining moment', continental 'call to action'

By Ken Kagicha

Kenya hosted the first-ever International Religious Freedom Summit in Africa with delegates from across the globe convening in Nairobi mid-June to deliberate on the theme - Africa Together: A Continental Call to Religious Call to Religious Freedom.
28 Jun, 2025 07:10 EDT

Africa Society & Culture

From ganglands to hope: A South African pastor unwavering crusade for peace amidst deadly gang wars

By Ken Kagicha

In the heart of Hanover Park, a neighborhood etched into the Cape Flats of South Africa's vibrant, yet deeply unequal, city of Cape Town, Pastor Craven Engel and his dedicated team from a local church stand as a beacon of resistance against an unrelenting tide of violence.
17 Jun, 2025 07:35 EDT

Africa Church & Missions

'Bad Girls of the Bible' breaks barriers: Kenyan play sparks dialogue and re-examines Biblical narratives

By Ken Kagicha

Step into a captivating pre-afterlife realm where seven women from Biblical history converge for an unprecedented reality game show titled "Bad Girls: Whatchu Gonna Do, For Real?" This unique theatrical production offers Eve, Jezebel, Mrs. Potiphar, Delilah, Mrs. Lot, Rahab, Sapphira, and the Samaritan woman at the well, an extraordinary opportunity to finally share their untold stories, redeem their reputations, and secure their eternal destiny.
4 Jun, 2025 08:20 EDT

Africa Religious Freedom Church & Missions

From prison cells to the pulpit: Bishop Alexander shares moving testimony of resilience and gospel's transformative power in South Sudan

By Ken Kagicha

The presiding bishop of the African Inland Church James Lagos Alexander illustrated the transformative power of the Gospel through a personal journey of unwavering faith in the face of brutal persecution where being a “Christian was a crime” in Sudan especially during the civil war in 1983 - 2005. The northern government of Sudan had declared jihad against the largely Christian south, killing and arresting Christians and bombing churches.
29 May, 2025 17:29 EDT

Africa Europe Church & Missions

Ethiopia PM Aby Ahmed calls for renewed global mission focus at the European Evangelism Congress in Berlin

By Ken Kagicha

The Prime Minister of Ethiopia Dr. Aby Ahmed issued a powerful call for a renewed global mission, urging the Church to assert its vital relevance in a deeply divided world. Addressing a gathering of evangelicals from across Europe and beyond at the 2025 European Congress on Evangelism in Berlin, Dr. Ahmed asserted that the “Gospel is more than personal, it reshapes society.”
26 May, 2025 14:30 EDT

Africa Church & Missions Society & Culture

African Church must ‘put on its own oxygen mask’ before leading globally, says theologian Prof. Weanzana

By Ken Kagicha

The Christian church in Africa is undeniably flourishing, with statistics showing a significant increase in the number of Christians across the continent. There were an estimated 734 million Christians in Africa in 2024, a significant increase from the 10 million Christians in 1900. This growth brings not only a sense of rejoicing but also a heavy responsibility, positioning the African church as a major representative of Christianity worldwide.
24 May, 2025 12:50 EDT

Africa Education Church & Missions

AI can deepen, fast-track ministry engagement, but it is not the 'Holy Spirit', tech expert tells African leaders

By Ken Kagicha

The use of Artificial Intelligence technology in church ministry can have immense potential in enhancing evangelism, fast-track and deepen theological education and supercharge church administration, but “it is not the Holy Spirit,” Adriaan Adams, the Executive Director of Focus Team Leadership Training told church leaders during the 13th Africa Evangelical Association (AEA) General Assembly in Nairobi on May 21, 2025.
23 May, 2025 08:04 EDT

Africa Religious Freedom

Open Doors report reveals Churches decimated and believers killed as new 'Arise Africa' solidarity initiative is announced

By Ken Kagicha

A new report released by Open Doors International paints a grim picture of escalating persecution against Christians in Africa, particularly in sub-Saharan regions, with millions facing violence, discrimination, and displacement. Speaking at the Association of Evangelicals in Africa (AEA) General Assembly held in Nairobi from May 20-23, George Williams, Open Doors International Director, Africa, said the situation “is becoming unbearable.”
20 May, 2025 09:15 EDT

Africa Society & Culture

Kenya's youth protests provided an opportunity for Church renewal, says General Secretary of Evangelical Alliance

By Timothy Goropevsek Ken Kagicha

When mass demonstrations hit several cities and towns in Kenya in June 2024 over tax proposals contained in the Budget policy document, many - including the State and the Church - thought it was a passing cloud. But as it turned out, it has become a defining moment and possibly an inflection point in Kenya's evolving democratic journey.
9 May, 2025 06:30 EDT

Africa Family & Children

New $600M health fund aims to save 300,000 lives of mothers and babies in Africa amidst USAID aid cuts

By Ken Kagicha

A new fund that aims to prevent 300,000 health-related avoidable deaths in Africa has been launched with the support of a coalition of global philanthropies that have stepped in to bridge the gap left by the withdrawal of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) programmes. With a joint commitment of nearly US$600 million, the Beginnings Fund aims to accelerate maternal and newborn survival in Africa by enhancing access to quality care for 34 million mothers and babies by 2030.
7 May, 2025 07:45 EDT

Africa Religious Freedom Church & Missions

New committee seeking to 'preserve dignity and maintain order' renews debate on religious regulation in South Africa

By Ken Kagicha

South Africa's Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) announced the establishment of an independent committee that aims to ensure the country's religious sector preserves its dignity and maintains order.

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