Former President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday, April 25, recounted an experience with the late Pope Francis where the Pope ‘threw him out of his own office.’
While speaking during a requiem mass at Holy Family Basilica, Uhuru revealed the incident occurred after a one-on-one meeting with Pope Francis had concluded.
The former President noted that an unnamed individual had requested him for a session with the head of the Catholic church, to which he had agreed. It was when the individual entered the room that the Pope inadvertently threw him out of his own office.
“As most of you in the diplomatic service know, when a Head of State is visiting, you normally have a one-on-one session before you go out together in public. Now, before this, an individual I will not name had requested a short meeting to which I agreed,” he noted.
“After our meeting concluded, I invited the individual, and then we all sat there in silence. It is then that His Holiness told me, ‘I thought you said he wanted to talk to me.’ So for the first time as President, another Head of State threw me out of my own office, which I found to be quite incredible,” Uhuru stated.
Uhuru described the incident as proof of the Pope’s humility, which he was well known for globally. He added that the Pope followed up with the individual even after he left the country upon the conclusion of his visit.
“What greater show of humility can you ask from a man than that? That he can lead billions of people, but still look after the one lost sheep.” Uhuru quipped to the congregants.
Pope Francis passed on Easter Monday, April 21, aged 88, after a long battle with illness, where he suffered double pneumonia for over a month.
"Pope Francis passed away on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta," Vatican News said in a tweet.
According to Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, the Pope passed away at 7:35am on Monday, April 21.
The late Pope is set to be buried on Saturday, April 26, at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major. However, his burial mass at St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican is set to draw in a host of global leaders such as United States President Donald Trump, Prince William and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Meanwhile, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula is set to represent Kenya at the burial. While speaking as he led a group of Members of the National Assembly in offering their condolences at the Apostolic Nunciature in Nairobi, Wetang’ula revealed President William Ruto had nominated him to represent Kenya at the solemn event.
Wetang’ula was set to depart the country yesterday evening to attend the funeral. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Javier Milei of Argentina, where the Pope was born, and Dutch King Willem-Alexander are also expected to attend the event that will commence from 11:00am.
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