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Pomp and colour crown Sister Irene Stefani's historic fete

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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