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Kenya to miss papal conclave as Cardinal Njue exceeds voting age limit of 80 years

Cardinal John Njue gestures to Catholic faithfuls on 4 January 2021. [Denis Ochieng]

Kenya will not participate in the election of a new pope by the College of Cardinals at the Vatican.

John Cardinal Njue, Kenya's only cardinal, is now 81 years old, rendering him ineligible to vote.

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