Leaders of the Kenyan Church observed that some embassies believe that young people, especially those who are unmarried, will never return home.
“When they get there, they simply disappear,” Archbishop Kibba said, adding, “The embassy is slow to issue visas to singles because they believe they have nothing to lose.”
The local ordinary of Mombasa Metropolitan, who began Anglican ministry in the Catholic parish in Machakos in June 2003, admitted that there were “real” individuals who traveled and returned without exploiting travel documents.
In an interview with ACI Africa on July 23, bystanders who wrote the bystander of the release of a simple version of Synod's final document by East African Member Anglican Congress (AMECEA), an East African Member Anglican Conference (AMECEA), a bystander who cited the financial agenda.
“You can imagine the pressure these people face,” he said, referring to a situation in which families struggle to choose which children they support and which one needs to prioritize.
The 73-year-old Kenya-born Catholic Church leader encouraged young people who missed the event and was set to begin on July 28th as part of the ongoing Catholic Church's 2025 Jubilee Year, not to be discouraged.
He emphasized the importance of visiting the Holy Door of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope. The Holy Father allowed it to be held in the parish.
Around 200 young people in Tanzania will be taking part in an event that is said to be the “huge number” of people on the African continent, where many other young people have been locked out due to their failed visa applications.
The Youth Director of the Tanzania Bishops' Conference (TEC) explained to ACI Africa the mood of those about to travel to Rome, saying “everyone is very excited.”
Father Liston Lukoo said, “This is the first time many of these young people have gone abroad, and as you can imagine, going to the Vatican is another story for them. But their greatest excitement is to shake the hand of their holy father, Pope Leo XIV.”
