South African opposition Member of Parliament Julius Malema has landed in Nairobi ahead of the launch of the Panafrican Institute.
The Institute is a lobby group being championed by young politicians from across the continent to push for the integration of the continent.
Malema is the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), a party he formed after ditching the ruling African National Congress (ANC) over the position the independence party was taking.
Malema, the vocal MP who has made critical remarks against Africa's colonial past and the white population in South Africa, noted that the Institute will also have members from the diaspora including the Americans.
"It is important that we bring our heads together and establish an institution that will be able to harness and raise some of these issues at the level of the continent," Malema noted.
Malema noted that it was important for the continent to come together and address some of the issues affecting Africa, just minutes after he landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
"Every small step towards unifying Africa is the most welcome step," he remarked.
The politician urged young leaders on the continent to work and eradicate challenges facing their citizens and create a better future.
"We are excited that young people in the continent are emerging and they are showing their hands and they are actively participating in the politics of the continent," Malema told journalists.
Malema further criticised the recent State visit of King Charles III, referring to the brutal colonial rule that left permanent scars.
"Someone told me that it rained after that, so I'm happy that all of those sins that he left here have been washed away by the rain," he shot.
"The British know what they did to the Kenyan people and they have got no business putting their foot here except that they should pay reparations to the Kenyans."
