{"id":4837,"date":"2026-07-23T12:50:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=4837"},"modified":"2026-07-23T12:50:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:50:42","slug":"freedom-of-religion-is-a-fundamental-right-that-must-be-protected-in-every-church-school-and-community-phyllis-muena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=4837","title":{"rendered":"Freedom of Religion Is a Fundamental Right That Must Be Protected in Every Church, School and Community \u2013 Phyllis Muena"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre><em><strong>By Jeff Kizzilah Digital Editor\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WA_1784810680840.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4838\" src=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WA_1784810680840-300x178.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WA_1784810680840-300x178.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WA_1784810680840.jpeg 686w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Executive Director of the Kenya Community Support Center, Phyllis Muena, <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Executive Director of the Kenya Community Support Center, <strong>Phyllis Muena<\/strong>, has reaffirmed the importance of protecting and promoting freedom of religion and belief across churches, schools, and communities, calling it a cornerstone of peaceful coexistence and inclusive development.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during the <strong>National Learning and Policy Dialogue Forum on Freedom of Religion and Belief<\/strong>, Muena emphasized that every Kenyan has the constitutional right to freely practice, change, or express their faith without fear of discrimination or persecution.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784646650070.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4769\" src=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784646650070-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784646650070-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784646650070-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784646650070-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784646650070.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She urged policymakers, religious leaders, educators, civil society organizations, and community stakeholders to work together in strengthening religious tolerance, mutual respect, and social cohesion. Muena noted that safeguarding freedom of religion and belief is essential for promoting national unity, protecting human rights, and preventing conflicts rooted in religious intolerance.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The forum brought together key stakeholders to discuss policy reforms, share experiences, and explore practical strategies for advancing religious freedom while fostering peaceful coexistence among<\/strong> Kenya&#8217;s diverse religious communities.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jeff Kizzilah Digital Editor\u00a0 The Executive Director of the Kenya Community Support Center, Phyllis Muena, &nbsp; The Executive Director of the Kenya Community Support&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4838,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4837"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4837\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4842,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4837\/revisions\/4842"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}