Kenya Archbishop

NAIROBI (AANA) November 10 - Uganda, Kenya and Nigeria are some of the Anglican Provinces in Africa that have publicly severed links with the Diocese of New Hampshire in the United States (US), following the consecration of the first openly gay bishop Canon V. Gene Robinson.
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However, Church of the Province of Southern Africa (CPSA) Archbishop, Njongonkulu Ndungane, congratulated the new bishop and said provinces were free to decide who they wanted to be bishop.

Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, spiritual leader of the 77-million strong Anglican Communion, deplored cutting of linkages, saying he still hoped that a consensus will be reached.

"It is clear that those who have consecrated Gene Robinson have acted in good faith on their understanding of what the constitution of the American church permits," he said in a statement.

"But the effects of this upon the ministry and witness of the overwhelming majority of Anglicans, particularly in the non-western, world have to be confronted with honesty," he added.

A commission that he formed last month to evaluate the crises and make recommendations is expected to present its findings in September 2004.

The chairman of the commission, the Most Rev Robin Eames, primate of Ireland, expressed optimism that a middle ground will be found.
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The observance of the anniversary will begin at a celebrated Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Patrick's Cathedral, led by His Eminence Edward Cardinal Egan, Archbishop of New York, and conclude the following day with a global HIV/AIDS forum and a benefit dinner.
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Most of the fish in Lake Victoria believably breed in Kenya but feed in Uganda, making the latter an attractive fishing ground for the Kenyan fishermen.
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The ongoing "fishing wars" have heavily hurt the fishing industry in Kenya, resulting in an enormous loss of export sales and jobs.

Owing to the hostilities, the country's Ksh 5 billion (US$ 63 million) per annum fishing industry has plummeted considerably.

Although Kenya has only six percent of the lake's surface area, it exports an average of 220,000 tonnes of fish annually, while Uganda, with a water mass eight times larger, exports 120,000 tonnes.
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A statement from Ambassador John Lanyasunya, on behalf of Kenya's Special Envoy for Somalia and chairman of IGAD Facilitation Committee, confirmed the death.