Pope Francis visit to Kenya will cost Ksh.200M, bishops reveal

Hosting the Catholic Church head, Pope Francis, during his three-day visit in November will require Ksh.200 million shillings.

This is according to a statement by the Kenyan Conference of Catholic Bishops ahead of Pope Francis’ visit on November 25^th.

Conference Chair, Bishop Philip Anyolo, says the Kenyan Catholic Church will host a dinner on November 6^th to fundraise for the papal visit.

This will be the First time that Pope Francis has set foot in Africa since he took leadership of the Catholic church in 2013.

The Catholic bishops say the Pope’s message will focus on hope, unity and reconciliation amid terror attacks and threats.

More than one million pilgrims are expected in Nairobi from November 25^th 2015.

Organizers of the trip say plans are underway to distribute the faithful in several venues where they will follow the proceedings of a special mass on giant screens.

Pope Francis, in his maiden visit to the African continent after ascending to the papacy, chose to visit Kenya, and this is a well-deserved honor for a country that has had its fair share of social and political challenges.

The venue for an open air mass to be conducted by the pope is still a secret for security reasons, but planning for the event is underway.

Plans for a special dress code for the over 60 catholic bishops, over 2,000 priests and close to 10,000 religious priests, brothers and sisters are already ongoing.

Pope Francis’ visit to Kenya will be the third papal visit after Pope John Paul visited the country in 1978 and 1995.

Pope Francis will proceed to Uganda after leaving Nairobi.