Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang Nyong’o announced he will enroll for theological studies in July.
Governor Nyong’o made the announcement during the burial of his late mother Dorothy Otieno last Friday.
The 73-year-old politician said he will do so to honor the wish of his mother, who passed away on May 28th at the age of 99.
”Allow me, ladies and gentlemen, for God sake and in honor of my late mother, to declare before you that as from next month I will enroll for pastor hood,” said Nyong’o.
Nyong’o said he will take his theological classes at St. Paul’s University.
”There is no Greater love I can show to my deceased parents than this…time can come for someone to lay down his life for his family and friends,” he added.
Nyong’o’s mother served as a deaconess at Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) until her death.
Nyong’o said her mother wanted him to follow the footsteps of her husband, who was a pastor.
”My mother always tried to prevail upon me and asked me whether I would be ready to step in the footsteps of my father. But I always rejected her idea. I always told her…Not me,” said Nyong’o.
”So I told mum. You mean you want to me ride a bicycle all over the village with a Bible while spreading the gospel of God. Ah ah ah I think it’s a tough calling Mum,” he added.
