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NAIROBI, KENYA — Voters place ballots into boxes at a Nairobi polling station during Kenya’s 2022 general election. The IEBC says lessons from that vote are shaping preparations for 2027.

Kenya election commission and evangelical leaders launch 2027 roadmap amid funding shortfall

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The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and the Evangelical Alliance of Kenya (EAK) convened a prayer breakfast Wednesday, Feb. 4, launching a formal partnership ahead of the 2027 General Election aimed at safeguarding the country's democratic process through value-based engagement. The initiative comes as the commission warns it faces a significant shortfall in funding for key pre-election activities.

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  • A special tribute to Jewish Christian missiologist Martin Goldsmith

    Europe Church & Missions Education

    A tribute to Martin Goldsmith, a Jewish Christian who with his wife Elizabeth spent ten years as missionaries in South East Asia and were involved from the start with All Nations Christian College. A fluent Russian speaker, and educated in both Russian political thought and theology, Martin pioneered missiology and non-Western theology at All Nations Christian College. His influence spread far internationally.

  • Why the United Nations needs saving

    US & Canada Society & Culture

    Last week, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced that the UN could run out of money by July. The main reason is that the United States has virtually ended its contributions. Why should Christians care at this time of global crisis and the dissipation of alliances unlike anything the free world has experienced since the formation of the UN? Because the issues are not merely political they're theological.

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