President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday morning left the country for the United States ahead of his meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday.
Kenyatta, who was accompanied by First Lady Margaret, left Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) a few minutes after midnight aboard a Kenya Airways flight that will fly directly to the United States.
The flight is set to be the national carrier's maiden nonstop flight to the United States and comes ahead of KQ's official launching of direct flights to New York on October 28th.
The direct flight from JKIA to JKF International Airport in New York will take 15 hours, a seven-hour reduction from flights that transit at different airports.
Kenya Airways secured authority to land at the JFK International Airport in NY early this year.
President Uhuru was seen off by Deputy President William Ruto, Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i and Governors Mike Sonko (Nairobi) and Ferdinand Waititu (Kiambu).
President Uhuru's meeting with Trump at the White House will mainly focus on trade and regional security.
"The two leaders will discuss good bilateral relationships between the two countries and plans to boost among other sectors, security, trade and investment," State House Spokesperson Kanze Dena said in a statement to the press.
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