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The day Esther Gathoni the cleaner from Kangemi went to see the Pope

One day in a life of Esther Gathoni from Kangemi slums, Nairobi. This is when Pope Francis visited our country and she was there for mass at University of Nairobi. On 26/11/15 PHOTO: JENIPHER WACHIE

 

It is not yet light but the slum village of Kangemi is already awake. Dogs are howling and a cock is shattering the silence.

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