President Kenyatta to travel to South Africa for official visit
PHOTO | PSCU President Uhuru Kenyatta during a ceremony upon his return from an official visit to Rwanda on October 30, 2013.
What you need to know:
- The SADC/ICGLR Summit brings together 16 African countries
- On Tuesday, the President will meet a selection of Kenyans living in Johannesburg
President Uhuru Kenyatta will on Monday travel to Pretoria, South Africa for a two day official visit.
While in Pretoria, the President will attend the Joint Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Summit of Heads of State and Government to be held at the OR Tambo conference centre.
The SADC/ICGLR Summit brings together 16 African countries to consider the Report of a Joint Ministerial Meeting on the Implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Region.
Kenya is at the frontline in championing peace, security and stability at both regional and continental levels as key determinants for socio-economic development and regional integration.
Kenya is one of the twelve member states of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR). Others are Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, the Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
The Southern African Development Co-ordination (SADC) countries include Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
On Tuesday, the President will meet a selection of Kenyans living in Johannesburg and on the following day will travel to Gaborone, Botswana for talks with the host President, Lieutenant General Seretse Khama Ian Khama before returning to Nairobi.
