Leadership not Determined by Wealth or Social Status, Catholic Bishop in Kenya Says

Bishop Peter Kimani Ndung’u of the Catholic Diocese of Embu told priests, religious sisters, and young people in Kenya that effective leadership requires education and knowledge rather than wealth or social status.

The bishop made these remarks during an interview on the sidelines of the funeral mass for Sister Mary Purity Wawira Ireri at Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral. He encouraged religious sisters and priests to pursue continuous professional development and urged young people to advance their education and professional skills to carry out their responsibilities.

Sister Ireri served as the vice provincial minister of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice in Kenya and was a member of the executive governing council of the Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya. She died on October 12 at Mater Misericordiae Hospital in Nairobi and was buried on October 21.