Fare thee well: Funeral mass held for archbishop John Njenga
A funeral mass has been held for Catholic archbishop John Njenga on November 13, 2018 at the University of Nairobi grounds. PHOTO | EVLIS ONDIEKI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- He retired as the Archbishop of Mombasa in 2005 after leading the archdiocese for 17 years.
He retired as the Archbishop of Mombasa in 2005 after leading the archdiocese for 17 years.
President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto are attending the funeral mass at the University of Nairobi grounds.
The former vice president Moody Awori is also in attendance.
In his autobiography, Mr Awori said that it was Archbishop Njenga who converted him to Catholicism by teaching him the catechism at the Holy Ghost College, now known as Mang'u High School.
Other key personalities who were at Holy Ghost College at the same time as Archbishop Njenga are former president Mwai Kibaki, Dr Lawrence Sagini and trade unionist Tom Mboya.
The retired archbishop will be the first to be buried in the crypt, much as he was the first indigenous priest to be ordained at the Archdiocese of Nairobi in 1957.
