Pope Francis Visits Kenya Wednesday Nov 25,2015

 

Pope Francis watches traditional dancers on his arrival at Jommo Kenyatta International airport in Nairobi,Kenya

 

Thousands of police and troops were deployed to the Kenyan capital with key roads closed amid a terror risk such as that posed by Al Qaida's east African affiliate al-Shabab, which has staged a string of attacks against Kenya because they have troops deployed in Somalia.

But Pope Francis said he had come with 'joy' and that he was 'more worried about the mosquitoes'.

More than 300,000 Kenyans waited in the pouring ran from 3am to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis today

 

 

Tens of thousands of people stood inside the University of Nairobi campus and many more stood on muddy streets stretching several miles away for a chance to see him.

They cheered, sang and danced as his Popemobile drove through through a sea of people and umbrellas in Kenya's capital.

 

 

Pope urges Kenyans to end tribalism and corruption

 

"We are all a nation," the Pope told the packed stadium in Nairobi 

Pope Francis has urged Kenyans to unite and take a stand against the destructive effects of tribalism.

During a speech to young people in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, he got the audience to hold hands to symbolise that they stood together as one nation.
Kenya was shaken by inter-ethnic violence after elections in 2007 in which 1,200 people died.
The pontiff also made an impassioned plea against corruption, saying: "Corrupt people don't live in peace."
"Each time… we put it in our pockets, we destroy our hearts - we destroy our personalities and we destroy our country. Please don't develop that taste for that sugar that is corruption."