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Michael Mithamo: Nyeri diocese ordains first priest with visual impairment

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Father Micahel Mithamo King'ori (left) with Archbishop Anthony Muheria at Kiamuiru Catholic Church during his ordination as a priest. [Purity Mwangi, Standard]

Catholic faithful in Nyeri County on Saturday witnessed an auspicious occasion after a deacon with visual impairment was ordained as a priest at St Benedict Kiamuiru parish.

Father Michael Mithamo King'ori, who previously served as a deacon at Kigumo Parish in Othaya, Nyeri County, was ordained alongside five other priests in a colourful mass.

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