President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday lined up together with other African heads of state to greet Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
During the African Union Peace and Security meeting, a photo emerged showing Egyptian President Al-Sisi, South African President Jacob Zuma and President Kenyatta exchanging pleasantries as they waited to greet Buhari.
Muhammad Buhari has been ailing since 2017 and was even absent for more than three months to receive treatment in London.
At the event, President Buhari held bilateral meetings with some of his colleagues on issues of common interests.
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President Kenyatta had traveled to Addis Ababa where he attended the 30th African Union Summit on governance.
He joined other leaders at the 5th Board of Directors’ meeting of the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI).
The theme of the summit this year was “ Winning the fight against corruption: A sustainable path to Africa’s transformation.”
During the summit, the Head of State urged African presidents to embrace renewable energy in their development agenda.
“What we need is to quickly agree on which projects that should be given priority in this area,” President Kenyatta told the meeting that was attended by Presidents Alpha Conde (Guinea) and Hage Geingob (Namibia)," he stated.
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First Lady Margaret Kenyatta also accompanied the President as she attended the Organization of African First Ladies Against Aids General Assembly on the sidelines of the AU Assembly.
