By JULIUS MBALUTO
King Charles 111 will visit Kenya between 31st October and 03rd November 2023. Kenya will be the first Commonwealth country the King visits after his coronation and the visit has been seen as part of his efforts to strengthen ties with all Commonwealth countries from around the world.
The King’s visit coincides with Kenya’s 60th celebration of independence. The King has previously visited Kenya five times and this will be his first visit after he was crowned the King.
King Charles 111 and Queen Camilla will visit Nairobi and Mombasa and his programme will reflect on how Kenya and the UK have been working together. The King will meet President Ruto and the first Lady Rachael Ruto, attend an event to celebrate the work of the late Prof Wangari Maathai, later tour a new Museum dedicated to Kenya’s history and lay a wreath at the tomb of an unknown warrior at Uhuru gardens.
He will also visit the site of Kenya’s declaration of independence in 1963. King Charles was three years old when his mother Queen Elizabeth 11 became the Queen while she was in Kenya in 1952, staying at the Tree Top Hotel in Aberdare National Park.