Njuri Ncheke honours Catholic missionary worker for providing water in Meru

Brother Giuseppe Argesse with Meru Catholic Diocese’s head Salesius Mugambi (right), when Argesse was installed as a Meru elder. [Photo:Phares Mutembei, Standard]

Brother Giuseppe Argesse, who came to Kenya from Italy in 1957 at the age of 23, has now been installed as a Meru elder.

The missionary christened ‘Mukiri’ by locals was among Italian plumbers, masons and carpenters invited to Kenya by Victor Bessone, the first bishop of Meru, to participate in infrastructure development launched by the Meru Catholic Diocese.