Nairobi, Kenya - August 5, 2017 – Acting as representative of the Rector Major, Fr Américo Chaquisse, Councilor for the Africa-Madagascar region, presided at the Eucharist at the Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in Nairobi-Upper Hill, during which Fr Simon Asira was celebrated as the new Provincial of the Salesian Province of East Africa. "Today we are witness to the passage of leadership of this Province of Salesian Missionaries to the local Salesians themselves. It's a sign of maturity and growth," said Fr Chaquisse on the occasion.