The Catholic Economic Justice 

The Catholic Economic Justice (CEJ) Network is an interest and lobby group of Catholic Institutions or affiliated organizations hosted at the AMECEA offices. Its members so far are the Kenya Episcopal Conference-Catholic Secretariat (through Catholic Justice and Peace Commission and Research and Advocacy Department), the Justice & Peace Desk of AMECEA, Congregations of Jesuits, Comboni Missionaries/Sisters, Consolata Sisters, MSOLA, Sisters of Mercy, Association of Sisterhood of Kenya – Justice and Peace Commission, Tangaza College, Somirenec, Catholic Information Service for Africa and Chemchemi ya Ukweli. In the spirit of reaching out to NGOs, CEJ collaborates with Kenya Debt Relief Network, and in the spirit of ecumenism, CEJ collaborates with Hindu Council of Kenya, National Council of Churches of Kenya and Supreme Council of Kenyan Muslims.  

Inspired by the Catholic Social Teachings, the Catholic Economic Justice (CEJ) is a working group, including Catholic religious and lay people working for economic justice. They work in close partnership with other faith-based groups and non-governmental organizations that are lobbying for justice in international economic relationships.  

CEJ studies the impact of international and global policies and treaties that affect the lifestyle of the people in the Catholic Association of Member Episcopal Conferences of Eastern Africa (AMECEA) region (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Malawi and Zambia, Djibouti and Somalia). CEJ further wants to engage in an effective dialogue with those who are better positioned to transform the rules that govern economic behaviour. 

CEJ focuses on issues of international trade and economic globalization. Following the Pastoral Letter of the Catholic Bishops of Kenya On the Burden of International Debt, CEJ particularly advocates for debt cancellation or repudiation for Kenya and is spearheading a ‘Debt Postcard Campaign’ among other activities to that effect.