President Mwai Kibaki accompanied by Rwandese Prime Minister Rt. Hon Bernard Makuza (R) inspects a guard of honour on arrival at Kayibanda International Airport, Kigali to attend the 9th ordinary summit of the EAC Heads of State.President Mwai Kibaki has arrived in Kigali today to attend the 9th Ordinary Summit of the East African Community Heads of State.
The plane carrying President Kibaki and his entourage touched down at the Kayibanda International Airport, Kigali shortly before 3 pm.
On arrival President Kibaki was received by Rwandese Prime Minister Rt Hon. Bernard Makuza, and Kenya's ambassador to Rwanda Mr. Alex Ketter and other mission staff of the Kenyan Embassy.
Accompanying the President were Transport Minister Hon Chirau Ali Mwakwere, the Minister for East African Community Hon Amason Jeffa Kingi, Permanent Secretary Foreign Affairs, Mr Thuita Mwangi among other senior government officials.
Later President Kibaki inspected a guard of honour mounted by a detachment of the Rwandan Armed Forces before being entertained by several groups of traditional dancers.President Kibaki is expected to address the official opening of 1st East African Investment Conference tomorrow which is jointly organized by the East African Community, the Government of Rwanda, the East African Business Council, the Commonwealth Business Council and the Investment Promotion Authorities of all the five EAC member states.
Sources: State House & PPS
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Kibaki to address East African investment summit in Rwanda
President Kibaki will address the official opening of an investment conference in Kigali, Rwanda on Thursday.The President left for Rwanda on Wednesday for the ninth Summit of the Heads of State of the East African Community.
The First East African Investment Conference is organised by the EAC, the Government of Rwanda, the East African Business Council, the Commonwealth Business Council and the Investment Promotion Authorities of all the five EAC partner states.
The First East African Investment Conference is organised by the EAC, the Government of Rwanda, the East African Business Council, the Commonwealth Business Council and the Investment Promotion Authorities of all the five EAC partner states.
The presidential plane left Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at 2.10pm.President Kibaki was received at JKIA by Defence minister Yusuf Haji, Chief of the General Staff Jeremiah Kianga, Police Commissioner Hussein Ali, Kenya Airports Authority managing director George Muhoho and former Foreign Affairs minister Raphael Tuju.
Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka and former National Assembly deputy Speaker David Musila were also at the airport to see off the President.Mr Kibaki arrived at the Kayibanda International Airport, Kigali, shortly before 3pm and was received by Rwandan Prime Minister Bernard Makuza, Kenya’s East African Community minister Amason Kingi and Kenya’s ambassador to Rwanda Alex Keter.
Transport minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere, Foreign Affairs PS Thuita Mwangi and State House Comptroller Hyslop Ipu accompanied the President.The President later inspected a guard of honour and was also entertained by several groups of traditional dancers.
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Story by LUCAS BARASA
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