Lodwar, 08 November, 2019 / 2:06 am (ACI Africa).
In the wake of the recent heavy rains and flooding that have affected the livelihoods of millions in East Africa, the Local Ordinary of the Kenyan diocese of Lodwar, Bishop Dominic Kimengich is soliciting funds toward the reconstruction of the diocesan Pastoral Centre damaged by the floods.
“We experienced floods recently which we have never experienced before because it was really very destructive,” Bishop Kimengich told ACI Africa.
He called the destructive nature of the floods including St. Theresa’s Pastoral Centre saying, “The floods destroyed things, it was three metres high and it went into houses, institutions, schools and our pastoral centre was hit very hard and we lost a lot of things.”
Among the damaged items in the Pastoral Centre, the Kenyan Prelate told ACI Africa, included “all the beds, mattresses, refrigerators, TVs which were there; even the kitchen was also swept away and part of it even sunk.”
“The floods deposited a lot of soil and we do not even know where to start” he said.