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Why security team had to find a ‘Kenyan pope’

Just how do you protect the People's Pope? Pope Francis is a man who is well known for breaking security protocols. He often insists on ignoring his guards and breaks free to bless the poor. This raises huge security challenges.

Experts from Kenya and the Vatican have, however, come up with an ingenious solution. An elite team of Kenyan security has been in Rome rehearsing the visit so thoroughly that one of the team has even been playing the role of the pontiff.

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