Hold joy and hope for slum dwellers

Hawkers sell papal calender to faithfuls after Pope Francis visited the poor at St. Joseph's the Worker church in Kangemi on Friday,27th November, 2015.[PHOTO: ANGELA MAINA/ STANDARD.]

Messages of hope, justice and the need to help the needy dominated Pope Francis’ tour of informal settlements in Kangemi, an area that is home to thousands of poor Kenyans.

The Pope assured the slum dwellers of better days ahead, despite the problems they undergo in informal settlements.