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How quest for education propelled Njenga's journey to an Archbishop

The Late Arch Bishop (Retired) John Njenga. [Maarufu Mohamed/Standard]

Archbishop Emeritus John Njenga, who died on Sunday, was destined to be a man of letters, but opted to take the line of the Word.

Njenga was a man of many firsts. He was the first indigenous priest for Nairobi archdiocese, first Catholic priest from Kiambu District and the first African bishop for Eldoret Diocese.

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