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| Bishop David Kamau, Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi |
The Vice Chairman of Communications Commission of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB), Rt Rev. David Kamau has challenged those working in the Catholic Media houses to remain the voices of integrity.
Bishop Kamau was speaking in Nairobi on Tuesday 18th November when he officially opened a one-week Annual General Meeting of Diocesan Communications Secretaries and heads of various Catholic Media houses in the country.
“Communication is becoming a central part of all activities of the Church, and in information saturated world, we need to stand out as Catholic Communicators and do things differently from other journalists guided by the Social Teaching of the Church,” he said.
“I cannot over-emphasize this need at a time when ethical values have degraded so much that many people can no longer differentiate right from wrong," he said adding that "We live in a time when, like in the times of the prophets of old, we have to use our media to call people to the truth.”
The Bishop Kamau, who is also the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Nairobi, applauded the dioceses whose radio stations have since improved and are doing much better. “We have had wonderful improvements in Radio Waumini in Nairobi Archdiocese, Radio Akicha in the diocese of Lodwar and Radio Amaniin the diocese of Nakuru. I am also reliably informed that Radio Upendo in Eldoret diocese has already received funds to set up a modern studio,” he pointed out.
While congratulating the Vicariate of Isiolo, for launching Radio Shahidi last month, Bishop Kamau noted with delight that, “Clearly, the Catholic voice is slowly but steadily dominating the airwaves in Kenya.”
Source: Pamela Adinda, AMECEA Social Communications
