Kenya: Praying in the Rain

26 November 2015

Hundreds of thousands of Kenyans have attended a public Mass with Pope Francis in the capital Nairobi. They sang, danced and celebrated the pontiff despite heavy rains and security concerns. DW's Daniel Pelz reports.

Peter Nyaga is one of the lucky ones who made it to the papal Mass - after three hours of waiting. "I have been here since 3 a.m. this morning," the 35-year-old accountant says. Like thousands of other excited Kenyans, he has been waiting in the queues that stretched for more than 3 kilometers (1.8 miles). Heavy night rains soaked the crowds. The green lawns of the University of Nairobi's graduation square turned into thick puddles of mud.

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