Final journey for three AIPCA bishops who died in road crash

President Uhuru Kenyatta on January 9, 2018 arrives for the funeral service of the three AIPCA bishops who perished in a grisly road crash in Kirinyaga on December 30, 2017. The three are being buried in Igembe Central, Meru County. PHOTO | DAVID MUCHUI | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • Bodies of the three prelates will be interred after a joint funeral service at Maili Tatu.

  • A mega tent has been set up at the grounds to accommodate thousands of faithful and residents expected to attend.

  • The bishops died on the spot when their vehicle collided head-on with an oncoming car.

Three African Independent Pentecostal Church of Africa (AIPCA) bishops who died in a grisly crash at Wamumu on the Embu-Nairobi road on December 29, 2017 are being laid to rest today.

Bishops Philip Kubai, Stanley Karuru and Moses Ntoeruri will be laid to rest in church compounds within their respective dioceses.

AIPCA Meru County chairman Geoffrey Luruti said bodies of the three prelates will be interred after a joint funeral service at Maili Tatu.

The service is being led by AIPCA Archbishop Julius Njoroge.

Various leaders including President Uhuru Kenyatta are attending the funeral service at Maili Tatu grounds in Igembe Central.

A mega tent has been set up at the grounds to accommodate thousands of faithful and residents expected to attend the funeral.

Bishop Kubai will be interred at Jude AIPCA Linjoka Church, Bishop Ntoeruri at AIPCA Kaurine Church and Bishop Karuru at St Rosa AIPCA Church.

The bishops died on the spot when their vehicle collided head-on with an oncoming car as they were heading to Meru from a church meeting in Nairobi.