President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday morning left Accra to be a Special Guest at the 51st Independence Anniversary Celebration of the Republic of Kenya on Friday December 12.President Mahama is also paying a three-day state visit to Nairobi, at the invitation of President Uhuru Kenyatta, following a resolve by the new Kenyan leader, to rekindle the fraternal bond and relations between his father, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah.
Discussions between the two African leaders is expected to focus on how Ghana and Kenya, both bulwarks in West and East Africa respectively, can influence a new agenda of increased trade among African countries.
President Mahama,Chair of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and President Kenyetta, Chair of the East African Community (EAC), will also share their perspectives on how to drive the African renaissance and integration process.
President Mahama, during his stay in the East African country, would visit the Mzee Jomo Kenyatta Mausoleum, and meet with the United Nations Staff in Kenya.
In the evening of Friday, the President will meet and interact with the Ghanaian community in Kenya.
Source: GNA
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