- Source: State visit by Pope Francis to Kenya
Pope Francis visited Kenya from 25 to 27 November 2015. It was his first state and pastoral visit to the country and the continent of Africa at large. Francis is the second pontiff to visit Kenya after John Paul II who visited Kenya 3 times. In his visit, he met the president of the Republic of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, held meetings with various members of the clergy, held an open mass at the University of Nairobi and visited a poor slum neighbourhood of Kangemi. As a result of his visit, most of the roads in Nairobi were closed on Thursday and parts of Friday
Schedule
The Pope's 3 day schedule as published on the Vatican website at w2.vatican.va
= Wednesday, 25 November 2015
=The Pope arrived at JKIA at 1335 GMT.
= Thursday, 26 November 2015
=Thursday was declared a public holiday by the President Uhuru Kenyatta
= Friday, 27 November 2015
=Security
A total of 10,000 police officers were deployed to secure the Pope's visit.
Closed roads
In a televised press release, Inspector General of Police, Joseph Boinnet informed the public about road closures during the visit.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Paus Yohanes Paulus II
- Daftar kunjungan pastoral Paus Fransiskus
- Kematian dan pemakaman Pangeran Philip, Adipati Edinburgh
- State visit by Pope Francis to Kenya
- Pope Francis' visit to Indonesia
- List of pastoral visits of Pope Francis
- Visit by Pope Francis to the Philippines
- Visit by Pope Francis to Ireland
- Pope John Paul II
- List of pastoral visits of Pope John Paul II
- List of international presidential trips made by William Ruto
- Pope Paul VI
- Cardinals created by Francis
