The Justice and Peace Executive Secretaries and the National Caritas Directors from the AMECEA member countries participated in the launching of the KCCB National Lenten Campaign whose theme is “Peaceful & Prosperous Kenya – My Responsibility”.
The colorful event led by Rt. Rev. Cornelius Kipng’eno Arap Korir, Bishop of Eldoret (Chairman of the Justice and Peace Commission) and Rt. Rev. John Oballa Owaa, Bishop of Ngong (Vice Chairman of the Kenyan Conference of Catholic Bishops).
This was an opportunity for the heads of the social departments from the conferences in the AMECEA region to share knowledge and experiences during the first Caritas Directors and Justice and Peace Executive Secretaries joint meeting, organized by AMECEA Justice Peace and Caritas Department.
“I thought there was very little to learn from this event. I however, wish I could have brought more people from my country and hopefully our Bishops to see how Kenya is doing its Lenten campaign,” remarked one of the participants.
During the homily Bishop Korir made reference to Laudato Si in reference to the plastics
dumping site in Ngong which is right in front of the Cathedral. He asked the local authorities to act fast so that the plastics are removed and disposed in a more environment friendly manner. In reference to the same plastics, the Bishop Oballa decried the indifference being experienced by the authorities and hoped that the launch of the campaign in Ngong would highlight the need to change our hearts. He also asked that the message of the Lenten campaign be sent across the entire AMECEA region.
On her part Beatrice Odera, who is the National Catholic Justice and Peace Coordinator thanked her AMECEA colleagues and other catholic partners for standing in solidarity with Kenya, during the launch and hoped that AMECEA Justice Peace and Caritas would organize more occasions such as this where conferences can have an opportunity to learn from each other.
By AMECEA Online News Reporter
