AFRICA/KENYA - Bishop of Nyahururu on the death of Father Maina: "We await the results of the investigation"

Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "There is an ongoing investigation. Once the investigators have completed their investigation into Father Maina's death, they will shed light on the matter and answer the questions we have all been asking ourselves over the past week," said Joseph Ndembu Mbatia, Bishop of Nyahururu, on the death of Father John Ndegwa Maina, parish priest of St. Louis church in Igwamiti.
The funeral ceremony took place yesterday, May 22, at the Catholic Priests' Cemetery on Tabor Hill in Ol Joro Orok, in Nyandarua County, in the presence of hundreds of people. "I saw in the media that our priest had been killed, and I wondered where this information came from. We are still in contact with the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) to find out what actually happened. There is no reason for speculation. We want to know the truth, and that is why we are cooperating with investigators. We must be patient," said Bishop Mbatia. On May 15, Father Maina was found with severe head injuries on the highway between Gilgil and Nairobi. He later died at St. Joseph's Mission Hospital. The priest reportedly told the taxi driver who found him that he had been kidnapped in Nyahururu. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigation, Father Maina may have been attacked by thieves demanding part of a donation the priest received from former Vice President Rigathi Gachagua during a church service on April 27. The priest had reportedly expressed concern about the threats to his safety but had not officially reported them to the authorities.
Father Maina, the fourth son in a family of eleven, was born on March 13, 1982, and ordained a priest on March 25, 2017. (L.M.) (Agenzia Fides, 23/5/2025)

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