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Nyeri Bishop Peter Kairo (Left) and Kisumu Bishop Zacheus Okoth during Sister Irine Stefani's beatification at Dedan Kimathi University in Nyeri on Saturday. [Photo: Tabitha Otwori/Standard]
Nyeri, Kenya: The Dedan Kimathi University College grounds were Saturday turned into a mega church as thousands of local and international pilgrims turned up to witness the penultimate step in the journey to sainthood for Sr Irene Stefani.
It was a colourful event in every sense of the word; the sea of humanity decked out in a rainbow of fancy clothes sat in a cluster of white tents some distance from the red carpet set aside for the VIPS.
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