KENYA: A Malawian Religious Sister Dies in Nairobi
The Late Sr. Mlenga (Center ) with fellow nuns at Chemichemi
By Pamela Adinda, AMECEA Online News
A Religious Sister from the Congregation of Servants of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sisters, Sr. Agnes Mlenga, SBVM from Malawi on Monday September 5, passed on at a Sabbatical Centre run by the Association of Sisterhood of Kenya-AOSK. Sr. Agnes collapsed and in her bathroom and was pronounced dead at the hospital where she was rushed by her colleagues from the centre who found her unresponsive in the bathroom.
The Secretary General of Association of Consecrated Women in Eastern and Central Africa (ACWECA) Sr. Eneless Chimbali, SBVM, told AMECEA Online News that Sr. Agnes arrived in Nairobi in late July and reported to Chemichemi ya Ukweli for her sabbatical on 1st August 2016.
“Sr. Agnes was living with asthma, diabetes and high blood pressure. Due to the extreme cold weather in Nairobi, she became ill and on Sunday September 4, when a number of our sisters from her congregation paid her a visit at Chemichemi, she appeared strong but complained of difficulty in breathing. She was scheduled to see a doctor on Monday morning but unfortunately passed on very early in the morning,” Sr. Eneless who belongs to the same Religious Congregation as the late Sr. Agnes explained adding that the post-mortem results indicated that Sr. Agnes had developed pneumonia.
The late Sr. Agnes Mlenga was born on 24th August, 1952 and started her religious formation in 1970. She did her first profession in 1973 and celebrated her silver jubilee in 1998. Sr. Agnes worked as a primary school teacher before going to the United States of America for further studies. Upon her return, she worked as a tutor in a number of teachers training colleges in Malawi and retired in 2012.
Sr. Agnes is described as a peaceful, courageous, committed person who treated everyone with kindness love and caring attitude. She was very humble and exuded simplicity and motherly everyone regardless of age.
He body will be flown back home in Malawi for burial on Monday September 12.
AMECEA Secretary General Fr. Ferdinand Lugonzo and the entire AMECEA Staff express their condolences to ECM, to the Congregation and to the Family of Sr. Mulenga.
May her soul rest in eternal peace, Amen.
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