{"id":502,"date":"2020-03-31T08:04:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T08:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countysplash.co.ke\/?p=502"},"modified":"2020-03-31T08:04:54","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T08:04:54","slug":"retired-archbishop-ndingi-mwana-anzeki-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=502","title":{"rendered":"Retired Archbishop Ndingi Mwana a&#8217;Nzeki is dead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nairobi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Wilson Abiri <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The long serving Catholic Archbisop Emeritus Raphael Ndingi Mwana a\u2019Nzeki is\ndead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ndingi Mwana a\u2019Nzeki, 88, died on Tuesday morning after a long illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\u201cA sombre morning as his Eminence\nJohn Cardinal Njue has announced the passing on of His Grace Archbishop\nEmeritus Raphael Ndingi Mwana \u2018a Nzeki. Let us pray for the repose of his\nsoul,\u201d a statement from the Archdiocese of Nairobi released to the media read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was the first Catholic Bishop to celebrate his episcopal golden jubilee\nin Kenya in August last year since his ordination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> \u00a0\u201cA sombre morning as his Eminence John Cardinal Njue has announced the  passing on of His Grace Archbishop Emeritus Raphael Ndingi Mwana \u2018a  Nzeki. Let us pray for the repose of his soul,\u201d a statement from the  Archdiocese of Nairobi released to the media read. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was thrust into the limelight when he opposed the oppressive Kanu regime that\nforced voters to queue or line up behind their candidate during the 1988\ngeneral elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also risked his life to support victims of the tribal clashes in the Rift\nValley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\n\n\nFr. Lawrence Njoroge, who was Administrative Secretary of Archbishop Ndingi\nMwana \u2018a Nzeki at the Holy Family Basilica between 1998-2001 writes that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe sat for the Cambridge School Certificate privately and returned\nexcellent results before admission to university to pursue a Bachelor of Arts\ndegree in Political Science and History.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fr. Njoroge also reveals that during Nzeki\u2019s tenure as Bishop of Machakos,\nNakuru and Nairobi, he invested heavily in education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The clergy was born in\nDecember 25, 1931 in Mwala Machakos, Kenya and joined Kiserian Seminary after\ncompleting his Secondary school education.He was ordained as a priest in 1961 and\nserved under then Archbishop JJ McCarthy of the Nairobi Diocese. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ndingi-Mwana-ANzeki.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ndingi-Mwana-ANzeki.jpg 600w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ndingi-Mwana-ANzeki-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>The late  Catholic Archbisop Emeritus Raphael Ndingi Mwana a\u2019Nzeki <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ndingi Mwana a\u2019Nzeki was ordained as a Bishop 1969\nand served the dioceses of Machakos and Nakuru before being appointed as\nCoadjutor Archbishop of Nairobi in 1996 as an assistant to the late Cardinal\nMaurice Michael Otunga. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He succeeded Cardinal Otunga on\nApril 21, 1997 as the Archbishop of Nairobi and then retired by Pope Benedict\nXVI on October 6, 2007 after attaining the age of 75 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The current Cardinal John Njue who\nwas his assistant in Nakuru succeeded him. Ndingi was one of the clergymen who\nplayed an active role in the struggle for the reintroduction of multiparty\ndemocracy in Kenya. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is best remembered for his\nfearless confrontation of the provincial administration and the police for\ntheir role in political clashes of 1992 where 2000 died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ends<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nairobi By Wilson Abiri The long serving Catholic Archbisop Emeritus Raphael Ndingi Mwana a\u2019Nzeki is dead. Ndingi Mwana a\u2019Nzeki, 88, died on Tuesday morning after a long illness. &nbsp;\u201cA sombre morning as his Eminence John Cardinal Njue has announced the passing on of His Grace Archbishop Emeritus Raphael Ndingi Mwana \u2018a Nzeki. 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