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| Thousands of young people at Kasarani national stadium listen to the Pontiff |
Pope Francis lashed out
at wealthy minorities who hoard resources at the expense of the poor as he
visited a crowded Nairobi slum on Friday, wrapping up the first leg of a three
nation tour. The
78-year-old pontiff was given a rapturous welcome as he arrived in Kangemi,
which is home to more than 100,000 people who live in shacks without sewerage,
including 20,000 who belong to the local Catholic parish.
"These
are wounds inflicted by minorities who cling to power and wealth, who selfishly
squander while a growing majority is forced to flee to abandoned, filthy and
run-down peripheries," he told crowds in the slum on the outskirts of the
Kenyan capital.
