“Your past should not be an obstacle to your success”: Kenyan Catholic Bishop to National Examination Candidates

Bishop Mark Kadima Wamukoya of the Catholic Diocese of Bungoma encouraged students preparing for national examinations to use their current educational opportunities to change their lives.

During a prayer day at St. Cecilia Nangina Girls National School on Tuesday, October 6, Kadima told candidates that their backgrounds or past difficulties should not prevent their success. He noted that many students face challenges such as food insecurity, lack of housing, single-parent households, or struggles to pay school fees.

Drawing on the Letter to the Galatians, Kadima cited the transformation of St. Paul to illustrate how people can change through grace. He told the students that reaching their final year of secondary school is an opportunity many others have not received and urged them to maintain a life of prayer during their exam preparations.