2015 in focus: When Kenya hosted Pope on maiden visit

Pope Francis arrives to celebrate an open-air mass at the University of Nairobi

This year, Kenya became the first country in Africa to host the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church on his maiden tour of the continent.

Since Pope Francis was elected in 2013, his much awaited visit to Nairobi last month left an indelible mark in history, not only for the city, but the entire country and beyond.