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D-day as world congregates to witness nun’s beatification

Dedan Kimathi University grounds where the beatification of Sister Irene Stefani will take place on Saturday. [Photo: Tabitha Otwori/Standard]

Nyeri, Kenya: President Uhuru Kenyatta will Saturday morning join Catholic faithful in a first-of-a-kind religious event in Africa, which will be held at Nyeri’s Dedan Kimathi University grounds.

The university was yesterday a beehive of activity as workers erected tents and decorated domes where most of the VIP guests will sit, in readiness for the beatification of the Irene Stefani, a nun who nursed soldiers in the First World War.

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