President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday afternoon met his US counterpart Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC.
First Ladies Melania Trump and Margret Kenyatta also held their own private meeting at the same venue.
“Today, President Donald Trump and First Lady of the United States welcome the President of the Republic of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta and Mrs. Margaret Kenyatta to the White House,” a tweet from the White House reads.
President Kenyatta and Margret were welcomed at the South Portico section of the White House by both Trump and Melania at 1:45 pm Eastern US time.
The four then walked through the South Lawn to the Rose Garden before getting into the Oval Office. They then held a meeting at the Oval Office. Uhuru and Trump then proceeded to the Cabinet Room while the first ladies went to their separate meeting.
Earlier in the day, President Kenyatta met top US business executives where he witnessed signing of deals worth billions of shillings and also wood the investors to set shops in Kenya.
“Kenya is open for business and all we want to do is package our partnership in a way that it is mutually beneficial to you as a private sector and the people of Kenya,” President Kenyatta said during the meeting.
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