Pope Francis arrives in Uganda

Pope Francis embarks on his Shepherd One after his three-day visit to Kenya.

Kenya, apart from being the first ever destination of the Pontiff in Africa since he took over from Pope Benedict IV, also took a bigger portion of his African diary.

Moving onto the Central African Republic Sunday, the pope will highlight inter-religious dialogue in the capital Bangui, where the Interfaith Peace Platform is seeking to build bridges between Christians and Muslims.

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Francis made the comments during Mass on Saturday at Uganda’s most famous Christian shrine: the site where 45 19th-century martyrs were tortured and burned alive rather than renouncing their faith.

The problem of public land grabbing was raised by residents led by Sister Mary of the parish who said powerful individuals had grabbed all public land in the slum intended for improved infrastructure, basic services and amenities.

Various choirs, traditional dancers and the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) band performed as the Pope hit the tarmac towards his plane which was flying both the Kenyan and Vatican flags.

“Please don’t develop the taste for that sugar which is called corruption”.

Francis insisted that everyone should have access to water, a basic sewage system, garbage collection, electricity as well as schools, hospitals and sport facilities.

The pontiff said unjust distribution of land has forced families to pay excessive rent for “utterly unfit housing”.

Francis arrived in Kampala after a busy final day in Kenya that was highlighted by his visit to one of the capital’s 11 slums and a spontaneous, off-the-cuff monologue to thousands of Kenyan youths about preventing young people from falling prey to corruption and radicalization to go fight with extremist groups. “There can be no renewal of our relationship with nature, without a renewal of humanity itself”, he said, referencing his widely heralded encyclical.

“In the work of building a sound democratic order, strengthening cohesion and integration, tolerance and respect for others, the pursuit of the common good must be a primary goal”.

She says the city pipes in water only three days a week, Tuesday through Thursday, but it’s not safe to drink.

He also urged the government to provide education and jobs to youths. “All too often, young people are being radicalised in the name of religion to sow discord and fear, and to tear at the very fabric of our societies”, the pope said.

She adds: “Those that do, maybe 50 people are using it!”

He said graft “eats from inside” and likened it to sugar, which “we all like” and “is easy”, but warned that those who indulge up “in a poor way”.

“If a young woman or man has no work, cannot study, what can he or she do? That’s where the idea of being recruited comes from”, he said.

Pope Francis waves to the crowd at the University of Nairobi as he arrives to deliver an open-air mass on November 26, 2015.