Kenya Power to spend Sh130m on beatification of Sister Irene Stefani

Kenya Power MD Ben Chumo during a press conference at the Intercontinental Hotel on April 17, 2015. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NATION MEDIA GROUP 

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• Hoteliers had claimed that the Catholic Church is not willing to partner with them in hosting the event.
• He said they have standby generators just in case the town is hit by power outage

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Kenya Power will spend Sh130 million lighting up streets and venues for beatification of a nun in Nyeri town.

Kenya Power Managing Director Dr Ben Chumo said they will ensure the streets and venues are well lit from May 22 to 24.

Speaking after meeting the Nyeri Governor, Nderitu Gachagua, Mr Chumo said the work to light up streets had begun.

He said they have standby generators just in case the town is hit by power outage.

Mr Gachagua said thanked the National government for assisting in preparation of the beatification that is set to be attended by Catholic faithful from the country and abroad.

He said the county government has already met hoteliers over the event.

Hoteliers had claimed that the Catholic Church is not willing to partner with them in hosting the event.

They said that the Church informed them that they will only seek accommodation in hotels after all their facilities are occupied.

But Gachagua termed the move as unfair saying all stakeholders should benefit from the event.

The ceremony of beatification of Sister Irene Stefani, a Consolata missionary who came to Kenya in 1915 and settled at Gikondi Village, Mukurwe-ini, takes place for three days.