Son of Kenyan PM Baptized in Nairobi

Fidel Castro Odinga, son of Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, has been made a member of the Alexandrian Orthodox Church by Metropolitan Macarius () of Nairobi. The metropolitan personally served Odinga's baptism and chrismation, giving him the name Macarius. Not long after Odinga's reception into the Church he was married to his Eritrean/Ethiopian fiancee by Metropolitan Macarius in Nairobi's Cathedral of the Holy Unmercenaries. More here.

Pope Theodoros Begins Kenya Visit

Pope Theodoros II (Horeftakis) of Alexandria began his visit to Kenya yesterday, being met at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport by Metropolitan Makarios (Tylirides) of Nairobi and Bishop Savvas (Heimonettos) of Bujumbura. More here.