A Voice Unstilled : Archbishop Ndingi Mwana 'A Nzeki

Abstract

Voice Unstilled is a biography of one of the most preeminent Catholic figures in Kenya, Emeritus Archbishop of Nairobi, Ndingi Mwana ‘a Nzeki. Written with the cooperation of the archbishop, the people who knew him and aided by free access to his private diaries and memoirs, the authors have tried to trace the rise of the archbishop as a young man in the plains of Machakos, his tumultuous years in Machakos, Nakuru and Nairobi and his many battles with the political leaders of his time. A man of prodigious energy, Ndingi played a crucial yet insufficiently appreciated role in some of the most momentous events in Kenya, including fighting for social justice, fighting for the African traditional values to be respected by the Church’s highest authorities in Rome and helping in the growth of education in the country. The foreword of the book is written by Emeritus Archbishop of Mombasa, Most Reverend John Njenga, a close friend and contemporary of Archbishop Ndingi. He describes him as “a man who not only harbors a great thirst for justice but who nurtures courage as a virtue to be emulated by all those who wish to stand for truth and justice in their pastoral ministries.”