Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed arrives in Kenya for state visit
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed Ali is received by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma on arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for a two-day state visit on May 6, 2018. PHOTO | PSCU
What you need to know:
The plane carrying the Ethiopian Prime Minister and his entourage touched down at JKIA shortly before 5.00 p.m.
- PM was received by Foreign Affairs CS Monica Juma, Labour CS Ukur Yattani and Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko.
The new Ethiopian Prime Minister, Dr Abiy Ahmed Ali, has arrived in the country for a two-day State visit geared towards bolstering the existing strong relations between Kenya and Ethiopia.
The plane carrying the Ethiopian Prime Minister and his entourage touched down at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport shortly before 5p.m.
On arrival, the PM was received by Foreign Affairs and International Trade secretary Monica Juma, Labour and Social Protection secretary Ukur Yattani and Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko.
According to State House Spokesperson Manoah Esipisu, the Ethiopian Prime will formally be received into the country by his host President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday at State House, Nairobi.
Kenya and Ethiopia have enjoyed strong bilateral relations, deepened further by the Special Status Agreement between the two countries.
The State House Spokesperson said bilateral and regional issues will dominate the discussions between President Kenyatta and Prime Minister Ahmed.
