Cardinal Otunga Plaza which is meant to host the Nairobi Arch Diocese and other offices was blessed and officially opened on 16th August 2013 by the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops Chairman and the Nairobi Arch Diocese Arch Bishop, John Cardinal Njue.
Speaking during the Inauguration, His Eminence John Cardinal Njue said the opening and blessing of the Nairobi Archdiocese Secretariat was a significant step adding that the Church is keen in shaping the destiny of the Country.
Cardinal Njue said the Church is determined to do things in a bigger and better way, efficiently and effectively in order to address the ills of the country. He asked God to bless all those who contributed towards the construction of the Plaza.
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| Msgr. Javier Herrera Corona was among the guests |
Meanwhile, in his Homily during the holy mass at Holy Family Minor Basilica, Nairobi Archdiocese Auxiliary Bishop David Kamau revealed that the idea of putting up the plaza was conceived by the Servant of God Michael Cardinal Otunga who also had the architectural design in mind.
Bishop Kamau appealed to the faithful to pray for the beatification of Maurice Cardinal Otunga and also make intercession thorough him especially during the blessing of the Plaza.
The Plaza build at a cost of 500million has a basement and nine floors. The Archdiocese intends to have its offices on the 7th and 8th floor. The Conference room and a cafeteria will be on the 9th floor, while the rest of the offices will be rented out. There is also a data centre for information technology which will be availed at a fee.
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| HE John Cardinal Njue, Chairman of KCCB |
Present during the official opening was Nairobi Archbishop Emeritus Ndingi Mwana a 'Nzeki, Mombasa Archbishop Emeritus John Jenga, Bishop Alfred Rotich, Ngong Diocese Bishop John Oballa Owaa, Lodwar Diocese Bishop Dominic Kimengich, both of Nyahuhuru Diocese Bishop Emeritus Luigi Paiaro, and Bishop Joseph Mbatia; Priests, religious men and women and hundreds of faithful.
The inauguration of the Archdiocese offices comes 50 years after the blessing of the Cathedral.
Source: KCCB