Uhuru won’t visit Beijing, State clarifies

President Uhuru Kenyatta. Photo/FILE

What you need to know:

  • The statement came just as US President Barack Obama is due to travel to a number of African countries including Tanzania. Last weekend, the Obama presidency stated that he had skipped Kenya because of the ICC cases facing Mr Kenyatta and his deputy, Mr William Ruto.

The government has denied reports that President Uhuru Kenyatta will be visiting Russia, China and Japan this week.

In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs termed as “misleading” a story appearing in a section of the press on Monday that President Kenyatta will be touring Russia and the Far East.

It also indicated that the President would tour Russia’s weapons factories and meet officials to seal bilateral trade deals.

Obama snub

“These erroneous reports have created a wrong impression on what informs Kenya’s diplomatic engagement. There are currently no scheduled State visits to the above mentioned countries as reported in the media,” the statement said in part.

The statement came just as US President Barack Obama is due to travel to a number of African countries including Tanzania. Last weekend, the Obama presidency stated that he had skipped Kenya because of the ICC cases facing Mr Kenyatta and his deputy, Mr William Ruto.

The President is in Uganda.