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Funeral Mass of Late Archbishop Emeritus Raphael Ndingi Mwana a’Nzeki at Holy Family Basilica in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, Tuesday, April 7, 2020.

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About 100 mourners who wore white and blue face masks as a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19 gathered at Holy Family Basilica in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, to bid farewell to a distinguished Catholic Archbishop who died on March 30 after nearly 60 years of shepherding the people of God the East African country.

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