Pope Francis has urged Kenyans to unite and take a stand against the destructive effects of tribalism.
During a speech to young people in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, he got the audience to hold hands to symbolise that they stood together as one nation.
Kenya was shaken by inter-ethnic violence after elections in 2007 in which 1,200 people died.
The pontiff also made an impassioned plea against corruption, saying: "Corrupt people don't live in peace."
The Pope has now landed in Uganda, and then on Sunday travels to the Central African Republic (CAR), which has been hit by serious violence between Christian and Muslim militias in recent years.
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has made a previously unannounced visit to Uganda, especially to meet Pope Francis.
The Pope is interested in discussing the situation in South Sudan and its relations with its neighbour Sudan.
South Sudan, the world's youngest state, is in the midst of a civil conflict which began almost two years ago, and leaving tens of thousands dead and displacing more than two million people from their homes.
He urged them not to accept bribes likening the temptation to an unhealthy desire for sugar.
"Each time… we put it in our pockets, we destroy our hearts - we destroy our personalities and we destroy our country. Please don't develop that taste for that sugar that is corruption."
BBC
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