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allAfrica.com: Kenya: For His Silver Jubilee Priest Walks to Aid Deaf Children (Page 1 of 1)
A priest from the Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa has dedicated his 25th anniversary of priesthood to raising funds for the welfare of deaf children.
Fr Joseph Kenga of Mivumoni Parish in Kwale District is raising awareness on the plight of deaf children by walking. His first walk started on May 1. He covered 70km from Lunga Lunga town to Star of the Sea School in Mombasa for construction of St. Joseph School for the deaf.
In October when he celebrates his silver jubilee, Fr. Kenga will start the second phase of his walk from Mombasa to Malindi, a distance of 150km. Fr. Kenga is also planning to build a vocational school for the deaf in Shimba Hills, Kwale.
In 10 years in Shimba Hills, the priest has built a centre for epileptics (Kifafa Clinic) that supports about 150 patients and a high-breed goat project for milk for families affected or infected with HIV/AIDS.
This is not the first walk Fr. Kenga has undertaken. In 1985 he walked from Taita to Kilifi, again in favour of the deaf. The deaf are close to his heart as both his sister and brother are deaf.
A priest from the Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa has dedicated his 25th anniversary of priesthood to raising funds for the welfare of deaf children.
Fr Joseph Kenga of Mivumoni Parish in Kwale District is raising awareness on the plight of deaf children by walking. His first walk started on May 1. He covered 70km from Lunga Lunga town to Star of the Sea School in Mombasa for construction of St. Joseph School for the deaf.
In October when he celebrates his silver jubilee, Fr. Kenga will start the second phase of his walk from Mombasa to Malindi, a distance of 150km. Fr. Kenga is also planning to build a vocational school for the deaf in Shimba Hills, Kwale.
In 10 years in Shimba Hills, the priest has built a centre for epileptics (Kifafa Clinic) that supports about 150 patients and a high-breed goat project for milk for families affected or infected with HIV/AIDS.
This is not the first walk Fr. Kenga has undertaken. In 1985 he walked from Taita to Kilifi, again in favour of the deaf. The deaf are close to his heart as both his sister and brother are deaf.