Saturday, February 07, 2009
Friends of Kitui Visit Kitui
The Friends of Kitui have been visiting the diocese this week
Pat Torpey, Mr. Aidan Corless, Mr. D. Dirmund and Fr. Arthur from Archdiocese of Dublin have been visiting several projects in Kitui diocese supported by Friends of Kitui (Ireland)
The friends of Kitui have been supporting among others, water, education, children sponsorship and women empowerment projects in the diocese.
Among the notables projects include the St. Michael School being constructed near Syongila junction, five kilometers from Kitui town.
The purpose for this project is to decongest the current site of St. Michael school in Kitui town, which also houses three other different institutions, including a school for the deaf, a polytechnic and a kindergarten.
Other projects include the women empowerment project which include hand craft projects/ soap making in Zombe parish and Honey project in several parishes
Also visited has been Kyuso Parish, which has twined with Rathgar Parish in Archdiocese of Dublin, a partnership that has seen water and goats projects initiated in the parish.
During a courtesy call to Rt. Rev. Anthony Muheria, the Bishop of Kitui expressed deep gratitude to the partnership between the diocese and friends of Kitui.
This was the first time Bishop Muheria was meeting friends of Kitui representatives since he was installed in August Last year.