Kenya

Wednesday, December 06

Kenyans reconnect for milestone

Kenyan priest Father Michael Musyoka Kyuma may have been a long way from home when he celebrated his 25th jubilee at St Joseph’s Church, Brighton, recently but there was plenty to remind him of his African roots.

Aaliyah gives back to girls from her homeland

Born in one of the biggest slums in Nairobi, Aaliyah Sirengo was only a baby when she was adopted. But the Year 11 Nazareth student has travelled back to Kenya frequently with her mother Susan Knapp and has seen what it’s like for others to live in poverty, without the basic necessities of life such as running water and electricity.

Fr Michael Kyumu reflects on his vocation as a priest in the garden of St Joseph’s Church.

Being with the people

When the doors of churches reopened for Masses in May, Fr Michael Musyoka Kyumu felt blessed that he could once again “worship, celebrate, sing and pray” with his congregation.

Rwandan experience shapes ministry

When Kenyan-born Fr Dominick Awiti Okwadha arrived to serve the Catholics of Rwanda he soon realised his ability “to listen” would be in great demand as people continued to recover from the genocide of the 1990s.