Twin Parish

The mission in Makiungu was founded in 1942 by Fr Tim Hanly who, at the age of 95, now lives in well-earned retirement at Pallottine house in Thurles; the parish priest, Fr James Amasi, is the son of one of the mission's catechists.

Fathers Eugene Obaso and Andrew Kymbia are the two Pallottine priests who have succeeded Fr James Amasi in Makiungu, and they cover an area that has ten outstation churches where the local people run the parish councils and provide instruction in the faith.

Makiungu lies in a very dry, arid region, but the Pallottine sisters, having managed to lay on water and provide all the necessary amenities, have built a secondary school for girls, a tremendous development in the area, which contributes enormously to the status of women there.

Despite the difficulties they encounter, the parishioners have numerous projects to improve their lives, and use every possible technique to beat the recurring droughts.