Row in Bondo over appointment of ACK diocese assistant bishop

Newly-appointed ACK Bondo Diocese assistant bishop Dr Emily Onyango. [File, Standard]

A storm is brewing in the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK), Bondo Diocese, over the appointment of an assistant bishop.

Six lay synod members have filed a petition objecting to the consecration of Emily Onyango as the assistant head of the diocese.

Dr Onyango, a lecturer at St Paul’s University in Limuru, is expected to be the first woman to hold such a senior position in the church.