Aga Khan arrives for regional visit

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Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka with His Highness the Aga Khan when he welcomed him at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on July 13, 2011.

The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili community, arrived in the country on Wednesday evening for a private visit.

The Aga Khan, who is also the founder of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), was welcomed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport by Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka and senior government officials.

Others at the airport were AKDN Kenya resident representative Aziz Bhaloo, Aga Khan Council for Kenya president Zul Abdul and the council’s vice-president, Anwar Hajee.

During his visit, the Aga Khan will preside over the opening of the Aga Khan University Hospital’s state-of the-art Heart and Cancer Centre.

The unit, built at a cost of $50 million, is one of the best cancer and heart treatment centres in the region and comparable to any in developed countries.

He will also preside over the ground-breaking ceremony of the Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media.

The Aga Khan will later visit members of the Ismaili community in Mombasa.