Funeral for murdered Kenya priest

The funeral of Fr Jeremiah Roche, the Irish priest who was murdered during a robbery in Kenya, will take place in Limerick this…

The funeral of Fr Jeremiah Roche, the Irish priest who was murdered during a robbery in Kenya, will take place in Limerick this afternoon.

Fr Roche (68), from Athea, west Limerick, was stabbed to death at his home on the outskirts of Kericho town, about 200 km west of Nairobi.

He had been a missionary in the country for more than four decades.

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